Statesman-in-Residence of the PJ Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy, former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, on ...

The Virginia Department of Historic Resources has announced two new historical highway markers will be installed in Hampton ...

Beyond well-known observances lies a rich tapestry of cultural commemorations honoring African American heritage, resilience, ...

By Fred Nunes Fred Nunes, now retired, lectured at the University of the West Indies and worked with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the ...

“He was crucified for us!” an elderly African American from York, Pennsylvania, told a newspaper that Easter weekend.

Black regiments led an as­sault on and eventually captured a key Southern fort helping bring the Civil War to an end. The ...

April 11, 2025 • Many communities have thrived for years on the peninsula and islands in the lagoon around Nigeria's crowded commercial capital Lagos. But the last decade has seen a violent ...

NEW YORK -- Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman went to a hospital for tests on his left knee after he gave up five runs before getting chased in the first inning of a 9-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants ...

Up to 45% of 10,000 sexual violence cases in DRC’s conflict zone in January and February involved minors, says UNICEF.

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