February is Black History Month, an excellent period of reflection for our country on the success, trials and tribulations of ...

Casimir Komenan, an associate professor at Felix Houphouet-Boigny University in the Ivory Coast, researched at the U of A from April to October for his project on acclaimed South African and Nobel ...

The significance of African American literature has never been more profound. This is neither an imaginative nor ...

We humans have been around for hundreds of thousands of years, so naturally, certain things have slipped through the cracks ...

Putting words on paper takes courage and confidence for new authors. The Massillon Library writing group and others help ...

Southern California is home to a wide variety of events that celebrate this important month, from creative workshops and live ...

WILKERSON: Ebby is an African American young woman who's grown up under privileged circumstances. She lives in this gorgeous community in Connecticut. She loves being from an old New England family.

This marks a 33% increase since 2000, when there were 36.2 million Black people living in the U.S. The Black American population is diverse. This group consists of people with varied racial and ethnic ...

The American Cancer Society's latest cancer report shows both positive and concerning trends: overall cancer deaths are down but the number of women and young adults with cancer is up. The annual ...

Prostate cancer takes a harsher toll on Black men than other American men. Black men are almost 70% more ... risk and worsen the outcome of prostate cancer — not just being of African descent. These ...

Learner Tien pulled off the biggest victory of his life to headline a parade of 11 Americans moving into the third round of the Australian Open. Tien, a 19-year-old native of Irvine, Calif.