Between the 16th and 19th centuries, as many as a thousand slave ships carrying captive Africans sank while crossing the Atlantic Ocean. National Geographic explorer and writer Tara Roberts has been ...

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with influences from both North ...

Located in northwestern Tulsa, Okla., the neighborhood was alive with Black political and economic power during the early ...

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The activist’s refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Alabama helped fuel the Civil Rights Movement.

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

Haryana continued their dominance in the Men’s Rugby 7s event by clinching their fourth consecutive gold medal at the National Games 2025. Playing at the Maharana Pratap Sports Complex in Dehradun, ...

Since its inception in 2018, the Africa Business Forum has promoted dialogue between governments, investors, service providers, project promotors and other stakeholders on challenges, opportunities, ...

Freshmen of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia walk through the school's chapel named after Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. The historically black ... Smithsonian's National Museum of African ...

The mpox case fatality rate in Africa rose from 2.6% in 2022 to 4.4% in 2023 but declined to 2.8% in 2024. Shown is the geographic distribution of mpox cases and associated deaths in Africa from ...

Vitamin D's different role in the bodies of African American men may help explain their increased risk for more aggressive prostate cancer. Vitamin D has a different role in the bodies of African ...

A tourist has died after being trampled by an elephant while visiting Kruger National Park in South Africa, officials say. The animal "charged and trampled" the victim on Saturday, according to a ...