Scarring from tattooing, called keloids, occurs more frequently on dark skin. It happens when tattoo artists press harder or ...

Although documented in all races, keloids are more prevalent in people of color (African American, Asian, Latinos) with a positive correlation to skin pigmentation. Most keloids appear in those with ...

After 155 years, the remains of Black New Orleanians, used in a racially based German medical research, are being sent home.

At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month.

More than a century ago, the skulls of 19 African Americans who lived and died in New Orleans were collected and sent to ...

After 155 years, the remains of Black New Orleanians, used in a racially based German experimentation, are being sent home.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas African American Museum (TKAAM) will have a new leader as it prepares for its new location and move. Shane Carter (Courtesy: The Kansas African American Museum ...

WASHINGTON – Hundreds of people joined a rally on May 3 to show support for the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the wake of threats by the Trump administration and ...

“A stool from the sit-ins remains on view at the National Museum of African American History and Culture as the centerpiece of an interactive exhibition.” Additionally, the Smithsonian noted ...

AFRICAN AMERICANS. Cleveland's African American community is almost as old as the city itself. GEORGE PEAKE, the first Black settler, arrived in 1809 and by 1860 there were 799 Black people living in ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The first African American woman to serve as the United States Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman died at the age of 77 on Friday. As a Mobile native, family and friends in the ...

Current health statistics data demonstrate striking disparities, which are most evident between African American patients and their white counterparts. This disparity is greatest among male ...