Aaron Robertson’s grandparents had a farm in Promise Land, Tenn. In a new book, he explores the history and meaning of such ...

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As noted by McGinnis, the citizens of Perth Amboy in 1884 honored Peterson as the first Black person to vote in America when ...

Go back to your computer and write about Jackie.'” Such was the wisdom imparted by late music executive Clarence Avant to his ...

In many domains, the conventional wisdom among progressives is mistaken, oversimplified, or based on wishful thinking. The ...

Voting rights groups were denied motions to extend the voter registration deadline in various swing states battered by ...

The first two great American poets were both women. Neither of them was named Emily Dickinson, who came later. And one of ...

The police seem happy to settle on a simple explanation and arrest the ... This month we have celebrated so many things including Black History Month and African Americans in the Arts, the ...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has implored investors to take advantage of Uganda’s economic potential and boost its ...

An event Thursday celebrated Rochester's African-American ancestors for their selfless contributions to the city.

Ayivor was arrested in 2019 and his assets were seized, but he died of an unknown illness before facing trial. Kpangkpari's ...

The Drip hitmaker, Bashiru Gambo visited VOA’s studios in Washington where he sat down with reporter Mike Hove to share his ...