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 ...

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 ...

Stacker compiled a list of 100 of the best books by Black Americans, with titles spread out between centuries, genres, subject matter, and themes. To create the list, we referred to major Black ...

This series chronicles the full sweep of African American history, from the origins of slavery on the African continent right up to today when America remains a nation deeply divided by race.

African-Americans are more likely to get fatally shot ... One of the most recent, a 2020 study by Stanford University, analysed 100 million traffic stops by police departments across the US ...

As the 60th anniversary for the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee approaches in March 2025, the 100 Black Men of Selma, Inc., ...

On the cusp of celebrating his 100th birthday in January, Edwin D. Driver, emeritus professor of sociology at the University ...