Malcolm X was immortalized in Spike Lee's biographical movie in 1992. The filmmaker told Newsweek why the life and message of the civil rights leader still resonates on the 100th anniversary of his ...

A mayor’s meeting with a Ndebele ‘king’ has drawn government ire, reviving a deeper debate over whose history Harare allows.

The NBA legend writes about the importance of protest for social justice in new book, "We All Want to Change the World." ...

Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore has sparked a social media debate, with some in Africa praising him and others criticizing him ...

Some of Trumpism’s most notable recent actions confirm what historians have long asserted: historical knowledge matters ...

"African American history has always suffered from neglect. But currently it is under attack. The assault comes from two ...

The city of Montevallo and the Montevallo Legacy Project celebrated the city’s rich history by dedicating three new markers on the African American Heritage Trail on Sunday, May 4.

The transatlantic slave trade from Africa is a well-known chapter in the history of slavery in the Western Hemisphere, but ...

The book is essentially about a success story, the realization of a dream Lonnie had after re-reading Albion Tourgee’s 1879 novel “A Fool’s Errand.” Lonnie said that he saw “the journey to build a ...

In 1873, a group of about 50 African Americans facing threats from the Ku Klux Klan in their hometown of Cross Anchor in ...

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture celebrates its 100th anniversary on Thursday with a new exhibition and concern among supporters about a right-wing assault on African American ...

The musical about the rise of three young women into stardom features the largest predominantly African-American cast in ...