The history of Africa Day is deeply rooted in the liberation movements that marked the 20th century. The starting point was in 1958, when the Congress of African States was held for the first time, a ...

Sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s recent history. An archaeologist explains the findings and threats ...

Almost 2 million years before the first moon landing, someone else took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." It was Homo erectus, the longest-surviving human species in history, and ...

Actor Djimon Hounsou, who starred in ''Amistad,'' hopes his run/walk event will help promote Black history and Afro ...

There’s a long history of African Americans settling in Ghana or keeping in close contact with the first African country to gain independence. This relationship has most recently been exemplified by ...

Pan-Africanism’s muddle is a reminder of the fate that invariably awaits any social project with identity as its raison dêtre ...