African American Ethnic Heritage

Court overturns verdict for Jussie Smollet

Illinois Supreme Court overturns actor’s conviction

December 16, 2024

The Illinois Supreme Court overturned actor Jussie Smollett's...

Angola Museum

President Biden speaks to dignitaries at the National Slavery Museum in Angola

December 15, 2024

President Joe Biden described slavery as "our nation’s...

Portrait of Keir Starmer, Labour Leader.

Britain refused to apologize for the Trans-Atlantic slave trade

October 29, 2024

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer did not...

Bloomberg donates millions to Black medical schools that were deliberately killed off by the nation’s wealthy

August 12, 2024

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s organization Bloomberg Philanthropies committed $600...

Jackie Robinson, baseball player, Boston Red Sox.

Jackie Robinson statue stolen from a Wichita park

August 5, 2024

A Jackie Robinson statue was cut at the...

A young man in military uniform, smiling.

Senior Airman killed by police will be buried Friday

July 28, 2024

Air Force senior Airman Roger Fortson, who police...

A man with a hat and glasses on.

Bill Pickney dies

September 5, 2023

Bill Pickney, the first Black man to circumnavigate...

A red gear with a hammer and wrench on it.

Four members of the African People’s Party and the Black Hammer Party have been arrested for collaborating with Russia

April 24, 2023

Four members of the Africa Peopleâ€™s Socialist Party...

A woman with curly hair is smiling for the camera.

Stacy Abrams, a Spelman graduate, gets into Howard

April 17, 2023

Stacey Abrams, who ran twice for Georgia governor,...

Two men in hats and jackets standing next to a black panther party sign.

Minnesota governor signs bill to provide free breakfasts and lunches for school children

March 27, 2023

The Black Panther Party launched the program in...