What is FBA? The term is everywhere right now. You have seen it on Twitter, on hoodies, and in comment sections, but a lot of ...

These findings, reported in 2 posters presented at the 2026 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, highlight ...

In 2021, the International African American Museum was still being built at the edge of the harbor when Tamara Lanier suggested that a set of daguerreotypes might end up there — should she win her ...

This ivory dress decorated with swirls of handmade fabric rose vines was designed by Ann Lowe. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at age 84, helped push for widespread usage of the term “African American” as a way to reclaim cultural identity. The protege of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther ...

Florida A&M University's Board of Trustees approved consolidating seven degree programs and terminating one. The changes, including merging African American studies, are to meet Florida Board of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives finally has its new home. Executive director George Bayard is getting ready to open the doors to the public next week as he ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Travel in the Jim Crow South always came with the potential threat of danger for Black families. Places to eat and stay were limited because of segregation, but in Huntsville ...

Houston’s African American history is written into its neighborhoods, parks, churches and cultural landmarks. From the brick streets of Freedmen’s Town to museums preserving Black art and military ...

A month before the Selma marches in 1965, Jimmie Lee Jackson lay in a bed at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Selma, Ala. It was the only medical facility in the city that treated Black patients.

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The film “Sinners” directed by Ryan Coogler has been nominated for more Academy ...

The University of California, Davis, enrolled its highest-ever numbers of both Latinx and African American new undergraduates as it welcomed one of its most diverse entering classes in fall 2025. The ...