Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with influences from both North ...

Solving Sacramento Founded by visual artist and community leader Shonna McDaniels, the Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum is a ...

This week, the African Union (AU) is convening its 38th annual meeting here in Addis Ababa under the theme "Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations." This timely topic ...

Villanova University history professor Judith Giesberg has written a new book, "Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly ...

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

St Josephine Bakhita’s life reminds us that slavery is not inevitable, we must confront the uncomfortable truths ...

Map showing the environmental sampling locations focused on filling gaps in West Africa, West-Central Africa, and parts of ...

The CROWN takes a look at the origins of African American hairstyles, its beauty, resilience and cultural significance.

Slavery has existed in the world for several millennia. Before the development of technology to perform tedious tasks, slave ...

For the first time during Black History Month, thousands of documents connected to slavery in Bibb County are available to ...

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