In “Captives and Companions,” Justin Marozzi traces the stories of the eunuchs, harem women and forced laborers who ...

Watch Night, also known as Freedom’s Eve, is a sacred New Year’s Eve tradition in Black communities rooted in Christian worship and remembrance of Dec. 31, 1862, when enslaved and free African ...

The search for Apongo is a small part of historians’ ongoing work to recreate the lives of Africans taken in the ...

Mary Ann Macham’s story is an example of a larger phenomenon of Black American refuge in Britain in the 19th century.

The Accra Diaspora Summit, held at the Accra International Conference Center on 19–20 December, marked a historic convergence of African states, diasporic communities, and organised Pan-African ...

Wheatley’s work has been probed and scrutinized, both during her short life and after her death. But despite that, her verse ...

Discover the significance of Kwanzaa, a week-long celebration of African heritage and culture. Learn about the seven core principles and why they matter.

The Sudan Doctors Network said on Thursday that the number of medical workers killed since the start of the war has risen to at least 234, with more than 507 wounded, 59 missing and 73 detained, many ...

By winning an offshore block in Guyana, Ghana’s Cybele Energy has broken barriers. Its chief executive Beatrice Mensah-Tayui ...

Africa’s Sahel region and its northern belt have remained among the most active centers of irregular migration and human ...

Rapparee Cove is no stranger to ship wrecks. Indeed, it is thought that it takes its name from the death of many Irish ...

Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service's oldest ranger, died Sunday. As a ranger, she shed light on the painful reality ...