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How the Black aristocracy of the Gilded Age ushered in a new era of education and freedom
HBO's "The Gilded Age" has explored what it was like for wealthy Black Americans in the late 1800s in New York City.
Ralph Lauren pays homage to generations of Black Martha's Vineyard visitors in a new collection
Ralph Lauren’s Oak Bluffs campaign launched last week, building on a collection inspired by crisp styling ingrained in the ...
A growing number of African Americans are leaving the US. Kenya is welcoming them with open arms
Other African countries have attracted even larger numbers of African Americans. Ghana, which launched a “Year of the Return” ...
The reverse migration: African Americans relocating to Kenya cite heritage and restoration
A growing wave of African Americans are relocating to Kenya, citing the need to connect with their history and culture, or ...
Blame DEI: Poll Reveals Less Americans Believe In Racial Discrimination Against Black People
The revelations suggest Americans' views on racial discrimination have shifted tremendously since the first term of President ...
‘Unraveling George’ Doc From Exec Producer Mike Tollin And Marlon Wayans To Open Martha Vineyard’s African American Film Festival
Mike Tolin's upcoming doc, Unraveling George will have its World Premiere at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film ...
Biden takes aim at Trump as ‘existential’ threat to Black Americans in speech to lawyers group
Former President Joe Biden warned that Trump-era policies threaten civil rights progress in a fiery speech to a Black legal group in Chicago Thursday night.
Charleston's civil rights history includes Denmark Vesey's revolt, Black worshippers in secret
Plant your feet anywhere in Charleston's historic district and know that the city would not be what it is today without the ...
Michelle Obama, Spike Lee, and others set to appear at Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival
The Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival began with a post on a Yahoo! chat room. In 2002, co-founder Stephanie ...
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Not all black people are African American. Here's the difference.
"There are black people in every continent who are all over the world," explained Professor Celeste Watkins-Hayes, an African American studies professor at Northwestern University.
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America Wasn’t a Democracy, Until Black Americans Made It One
My dad always flew an American flag in our front yard. The blue paint on our two-story house was perennially chipping; the fence, or the rail by the stairs, or the front door, existed in a ...