During the Great Depression, African Americans were disproportionately affected by unemployment: they were the first fired and the last hired. After Roosevelt was elected, he began to institute hi ...

Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music ...

The Democratic Party has a “Black Elephant” problem they don’t want to talk about, African Americans to comprehend and voters to respond to on election day. That problem involves the growing ...

African-Americans have fought for the United States throughout its history, defending and serving a country that in turn denied them their basic rights as citizens. Despite policies of racial ...

The gains have not been evenly spread. To determine where African-Americans are faring the best economically, we evaluated America’s 53 largest metropolitan statistical areas based on three ...

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 ...

These companies achieved the highest scores among Black and African American employees, who were asked about fairness of promotions, opportunities for advancement and professional development ...

The law, passed on Sept. 2, says that any person who can trace their ancestry back to a victim of the transatlantic slave trade, and who doesn’t hold an African nationality, “may acquire ...

How did the United States elect an African American president? Why is there a disproportionate concentration of African American men in state and federal prisons? How are African American women ...

ACS celebrates the achievements and contributions of African Americans who overcame great odds to pioneer some of the most important discoveries and developments in our history.

After a former police officer was found guilty of murder over the death of George Floyd, there's a renewed focus on the experience of African-Americans when it comes to law enforcement in the US.