What follows is part of a short chronological series on African and African American History. The educational system in the United States does not always offer a balanced history of Africa which is ...

Tricia Hersey, a New York Times best-selling author and founder of The Nap Ministry. Credit: the Trisha Hersey website. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will unveil “In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World”—its first international touring exhibition—Dec. 13 ...

The Casa de África Museum in Old Havana hosted the presentation of the educational game ‘African Diaspora’, an innovative ...

Experts believe more than a million African artifacts are being held outside of the African continent, scattered mostly throughout Europe and North America in museums and private collections. Many ...

Today, new educational efforts, including those led by the Black Operations Foundation, continue this legacy by elevating the histories of Afro Indigenous Americans and their contributions to the ...

Kwanzaa is celebrated every year from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. It lasts seven days, symbolizing the seven principles. This year, it will be from Friday, Dec. 26, to Thursday, Jan. 1.

National Museum of African American History and Culture is on "indefinite leave." Shanita Brackett current director of operations will step in as interim director. Kevin Young, director of the ...

Christmas was Wednesday. Hanukkah started Wednesday night, On Thursday, Dec. 26, Kwanzaa began. "Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday that celebrates history, values, family, ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Some reports and a civil rights leader say crucial artifacts and exhibits are being removed from the National Museum of African American History and Culture. It comes a ...