The powerful sound of the drumline is more than just a crowd-pleaser at football games and parades—it's a living echo of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: At this church in Ivory Coast, some African Catholics are hoping that one of their own could become the first Black pope in ...

Week four of Black History Month typically shifts from the initial excitement and momentum to a more profound and exploratory phase ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history. Catholic Africans think it is a long shot, though some are cautiously optimistic that ...

SAN ANTONIO — Quilts of family, black leaders, and names of those no longer with us line the walls at Central Library and Our Lady of the Lake University. "Black women have been quilting forever," ...

Many a socialite visited Ann Lowe’s Gowns, a salon on Manhattan’s Lexington Avenue, in the 1950s. The daughter and ...

Experts believe more than a million African artifacts are being held outside of the African continent, scattered mostly throughout Europe and North America in museums and private collections. Many ...

With each passing day the assault on all things Black increases. Ancient African proverbs offer wisdom that can give more weight to Black history lessons Ancient African proverbs offer wisdom that can ...

Critics argue that boycotting businesses owned by fellow Black people, regardless of origin, diverts energy and resources from the larger struggle against systemic racism and discrimination. An ...

“We are not racialist,” protested Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere last week. “We are only getting rid of those people who are here illegally.” The same menacing tone was in the voice of Kenya’s ...