Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...

An official said their interpretation of a directive would mean "no public-facing messages or events about Black History ...

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

Academy Awards–presented by ABC on March 24, 1986 and celebrating the (alleged) best films of the movie year 1985–were watched by ...

Further reading: In Benin, ‘Festival of African Saints’ aims to highlight local spiritual figures A 2024 ... in Afro-descendant diaspora history. He credited much of this interest to the ...

The significance of African American literature has never been more profound. This is neither an imaginative nor ...

Have you ever finished a Studs Terkel book and wondered, whatever happened to the people he interviewed? A seven-episode ...

And guess what? It’s not monolithic, either. Africa is a massive continent with thousands of ethnic groups, each with its spiritual system. This is no cookie-cutter faith—it’s an intricate tapestry, ...

For Black History Month, which is observed each February, we’re celebrating landmarks that have surpassed the test of time.

New defense secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled all cultural awareness months in the Department of Defense, including Black History Month.

This year's Black History Month theme celebrates the role of Black labor in building the nation through industry or community ...