The cover of National Geographic magazine opens the door to adventure and broadens horizons. "'Come look,' it says. 'See what wonder the world contains,'" writes Chris Johns, the Society's chief ...

Tara Roberts is the first black woman explorer to cover National Geographic. She spoke with ABC News’ Linsey Davis about how her exploration into the wreckage of slave ships aims to humanize the ...

First, we created a list of all women photographers who are of African descent that we knew, including the photographers we reached out to in 2006. We asked for recommendations, we scoured the ...

When communities are constantly on the move, they lose political power. In Senegal, Awa Sow has radical ideas to change all ...

A few years ago, a photo of Black women divers at the National Museum of African American History and Culture captured the imagination of Tara Roberts, then a soon-to-be National Geographic Explorer.

The warriors of this West African kingdom were formidable—and female. In the 17th century, Dahomey flourished under the protection of its all-woman military regiment that inspired Viola Davis's ...

Say the words “National Geographic,” and the first thing that comes to mind is photography. We are known, and have been for most of the past 130 years, for taking people on visual journeys ...

Though National Geographic wouldn’t put pictures on its cover until 1959, these “16 Pages of 4-Color Work” were proudly advertised on the front of the magazine.

In a story from our issue, Robin Marantz Henig writes that we are surrounded by “evolving notions about what it means to be a woman or a man and the meanings of transgender, cisgender, gender ...

Women have long been underestimated and underutilized in many societies, including across Africa. Now, through hard work, global commitments, and localized training initiatives, women ...

A more recent photo of Avery, left, and the portrait of them, painted by an unknown fan from the 2017 National Geographic cover photo by Robin Hammond, which is on display in the Jackson household ...

At high schools across the United States, students can take for the first time an Advanced Placement course in African American studies that addresses “the vital contributions and experiences of ...