What comes to mind for many people upon picturing Africa is a vast land where safari animals roam freely and in tandem with ...

"Africa is on the rise and African people are also ascending," one person said. At Cape Coast Castle on the shores of the Ghanaian city, a sordid history belies its beauty. The castle overlooking the ...

You don’t have to travel to the West to find blonde-haired, blue-eyed people; one African tribe has had them for centuries. Africans are one of the most genetically diverse groups of people in the ...

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2015 to 2024 as the International Decade for People of African Descent, with national, regional, and global actions. As proclaimed by the General ...

Local business AfricanAncestry.com has been dedicated to uplifting Black people by further connecting them to their African heritage for over 20 years. With a unique genetic testing system that traces ...

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 ...

African religions include Islam and Christianity, but also hundreds of diverse and complex indigenou African religions include Islam and Christianity, but also hundreds of diverse and complex ...

The COVID-19 pandemic and the racial reckoning following George Floyd’s murder pushed many Black Americans to go abroad in search of acceptance. In a trend some refer to as “Blaxit,” Black Americans ...

Africa is home to a large portion of the world’s biodiversity, and while much is known about its wildlife, the human dimensions of conservation are still not well understood or appreciated. In many ...

Africans are one of the most genetically diverse groups of people in the world. Most people would think Africans are mostly dark skinned, with brown eyes and black hair. But deep in the South Pacific, ...