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Economists say the rise in unemployment among Black Americans could be a troubling sign for the economy at large.
Black Americans in Illinois can submit a DNA sample to a university-based project trying to find their ancestral homes, ...
A new survey found less than half of U.S. adults believe Black and Hispanic people face significant discrimination, while ...
The African American Class of 1975 from Gainesville High School marked a milestone this past weekend with its 50th class ...
A growing wave of African Americans are relocating to Kenya, citing the need to connect with their history and culture, or ...
The Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival began with a post on a Yahoo! chat room. In 2002, co-founder Stephanie ...
Despite working for decades, many Black Americans reach retirement with significantly less savings than their White counterparts. A 2024 study finds that unequal access to employer-sponsored plans, ...
Black Americans cope with persistent racism, carry intergenerational trauma, are more likely to live in poverty, experience structural inequities in health care, and in the U.S. have experienced ...
For more on the demographics of the U.S. Black population, see “ The Growing Diversity of Black America.” The number of immigrants to the U.S. who are Black has been growing in recent years (10% of ...
Mike Tolin's upcoming doc, Unraveling George will have its World Premiere at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film ...
My dad always flew an American flag in our front yard. The blue paint on our two-story house was perennially chipping; the fence, or the rail by the stairs, or the front door, existed in a ...