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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In these ‘first-voice’ museums, curators and leaders are part of the community the museum interprets. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, features 800 steel slabs, ...

ST. LOUIS — No matter where you are in the world, there are traces of African presence found on just about every continent. From America to Europe to Asia, there have been artifacts and texts left ...

As the government shutdown lingers, the impacts of the budget impasse continue to grow, with hundreds of thousands of federal workers missing paychecks and agencies closing and unstaffed. Now, the ...

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 ...

Organised by the Sharjah Book Authority, the second edition of the Sharjah Festival of African Literature (SFAL) opens ...