The African American Studies program is an interdisciplinary program examining African life and culture, both on the African continent and the diaspora. As a student, you will learn about the African ...

The initiative drew an estimated 1,500 African Americans, including notable figures such as Tina Knowles-Lawson (Beyoncé’s mother), Boris Kodjoe and his wife Nicole Ari Parker, Steve Harvey ...

Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music ...

These companies achieved the highest scores among Black and African American employees, who were asked about fairness of promotions, opportunities for advancement and professional development ...

Green, Lisa 2002. A descriptive study of African American English: Research in linguistics and education. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, Vol. 15, Issue. 6, p. 673.

The 2024 theme is "African Americans and the Arts" spanning the many impacts Black Americans have had on visual arts, music, cultural movements, and more.

During the Great Depression, African Americans were disproportionately affected by unemployment: they were the first fired and the last hired. After Roosevelt was elected, he began to institute hi ...

African-Americans have fought for the United States throughout its history, defending and serving a country that in turn denied them their basic rights as citizens. Despite policies of racial ...

Hanson, Jr. spotlights the life and legacy of the late Julius Whittier, the first African American football scholarship recipient and letterman at the University of Texas at Austin, with insights ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Just hours after signing her budget into law on Friday, Mayor Cherelle Parker appointed new ...

Sarah Jessica Parker is an American actress. She rose to fame starring in the films Footloose, Honeymoon in Vegas, and Hocus Pocus. She is best known for portraying Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the ...

How did the United States elect an African American president? Why is there a disproportionate concentration of African American men in state and federal prisons? How are African American women ...