With the permission of the publisher, Viking, a member of the Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Martin Luther King Jr. (in Washington, D.C. in 1963) looms large in the traditional African-American narrative.

Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural ...

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.

The African American Studies program is an interdisciplinary program examining African life and culture, both on the African continent and the diaspora. As a student, you will learn about the African ...

In a move that has ruffled feathers among historians and cultural advocates alike, President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution and its array of museums, ...