For more than a century, this Black soldier from Virginia was remembered by nearly no one. Then this year, someone at the ...

Join Maryam Hampton as she reveals her AncestryDNA results and explores her unique genetic makeup. As an African American, she discusses her journey to discover her ancestry, the DNA test process, and ...

About 5 years ago, LaKisha Tawanda David traced her family's ancestry back to Ghana through genetic testing. For her, a Black ...

The recent passing of Queen Mother Viola Ford Fletcher, at age 111, marked a profound loss in the ongoing fight for justice ...

Former President George W. Bush, who tapped Paige for the nation’s top federal education post, announced the death in a ...

An effort is made to bring the best available science on a question from early American history.

Her work is the most complete account of the liberation of 700 enslaved people from seven plantations along the Combahee River in 1863.

Here’s a look at Kwanzaa, an African American holiday celebrated each year from December 26 to January 1. Facts Kwanzaa is based on traditional African harvest festivals. Also spelled Kwanza. Maulana ...

Imagine coming to your next family gathering with new and interesting details about your collective past. AI is now fueling ...

Downing Park in Newburgh to be memorial and reinternment site for African American remains that were accidentally discovered ...

John Leeke and his daughter, Ananda, discovered their family's roots in the African Methodist Episcopal church, which likely helped their ancestors escape slavery, upending their Catholic faith and ...