Ruthnie Angrand, who identifies as Haitian-American ... despite white women winning their vote earlier in 1920. (African American women faced barriers to vote for many years until the Voting ...

The well-loved architectural feature is a staple of the American South, but its roots can be traced to Africa.

Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation will mark the start of Black History Month –- a ...

Should a Black woman’s dreams for New Orleans youth ... a number of other African-Americans as slaves. The history of African-American slave ownership and the history of relationships between ...

This undated photo provided by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History ... talking about Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution. You’re talking about many ...

It was a weeklong celebration in an effort to teach people about African-American history and the ... talking about Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution. You’re talking about many ...

Spaulding; the three men – known as the “Triumvirate” – would build the largest African American insurance company in the world ... Merrick, the son of a formerly enslaved woman and white man, was key ...