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Fewer Americans see discrimination as anti-DEI push gains traction, AP-NORC poll shows
Slightly less than half of U.S. adults believe that Black people face “a great deal” or “quite a bit” of discrimination in ...
Blame DEI: Poll Reveals Less Americans Believe In Racial Discrimination Against Black People
The revelations suggest Americans' views on racial discrimination have shifted tremendously since the first term of President ...
A growing number of African Americans are leaving the US. Kenya is welcoming them with open arms
Other African countries have attracted even larger numbers of African Americans. Ghana, which launched a “Year of the Return” ...
Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival returns with star power and cultural legacy
The Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival is back for its 23rd year, celebrating Black filmmakers, actors and ...
The reverse migration: African Americans relocating to Kenya cite heritage and restoration
A growing wave of African Americans are relocating to Kenya, citing the need to connect with their history and culture, or ...
‘Unraveling George’ Doc From Exec Producer Mike Tollin And Marlon Wayans To Open Martha Vineyard’s African American Film Festival
Mike Tolin's upcoming doc, Unraveling George will have its World Premiere at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film ...
Michelle Obama, Spike Lee, and others set to appear at Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival
The Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival began with a post on a Yahoo! chat room. In 2002, co-founder Stephanie ...
Escaped slave who became lawmaker will be first individual African American honored with statue at South Carolina State House
Robert Smalls​ escaped slavery in Charleston by commandeering a Confederate ship and became a top Union naval officer and South Carolina lawmaker.
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Not all black people are African American. Here's the difference.
"There are black people in every continent who are all over the world," explained Professor Celeste Watkins-Hayes, an African American studies professor at Northwestern University.
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Once thought of as forgotten, a cemetery for African-American World War II veterans is finally receiving recognition
A long-forgotten African American cemetery in Jacksonville, where World War II veterans and descendants of slave families are ...