Readers speak: Who will now be a voice for African Americans in the United States?
Kamala Harris ran a campaign thinking that the likes of Oprah, Cardi B, Beyonce, sports stars, and Barack Obama would be an ...
After 138 years, Black American composer Edmond Dédé gets his flowers
Prolific freeborn Creole composer Edmond Dédé’s career took him from New Orleans to Paris, but his masterwork has remained ...
Living in Altadena is a milestone for many Black families. Now, the community is reeling from all they’ve lost to the fire
For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined ...
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Black Americans, common sense and our future
It is only when we are honest with ourselves that we can make true and meaningful progress. Why then do so many Americans ...
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Black Americans find healing through Ghana’s new initiative
Ghana's Beyond The Return program enables Black Americans to reclaim their African heritage through citizenship, offering ...
Djimon Hounsou on battling ‘systemic racism,’ and reconnecting Black people to their African roots
Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou talks about his philanthropic work, and how ‘systemic racism’ means he’s still ...
South Carolina statue honoring Black hero Robert Smalls will stare down a segregationist
A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert ...
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Almost Half of Americans Over 55 Face Dementia Risk
New research finds that the lifetime risk of dementia after age 55 in Americans is 42%, significantly higher than previous ...
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In Altadena, where many Black families became homeowners, displaced residents grapple with grief and uncertainty
The community has been a sanctuary for Black residents. Homeownership for African Americans in Altadena is about 81% — close ...
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Effort underway to preserve Altadena's African American history
With a rich African American history, an effort is underway to preserve that legacy in Altadena, one of the areas hardest hit ...
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Pennsauken swears in first African American woman as mayor
The town of Pennsauken, which is racially diverse, has had an African American mayor and a woman mayor, but never an African ...
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She hoped to learn more about her enslaved ancestors. A trip South revealed hard truths.
“We all knew that as African Americans that our records are spotty,” she said. “There’s this thing called slavery that gets in the way of going down any serious rabbit holes.” Prior to ...