Althea Gibson shattered barriers in tennis and beyond by becoming the first Black athlete to win major titles and blaze a ...

It looks back at more than 400 years of contributions to the U.S. by people of African descent, going as far back as 1513, when Juan Garrido became the first known African in North America while ...

More Than a Game: A History of the African-American Experience in Sport David K. Wiggins. Rowman & Littlefield, $36 (320p) ISBN 978-1-4422-4896-0 ...

More than 60 years later, Langston Hughes’ ‘Black Nativity’ is still a pillar of African American theater ... They wanted to place African American life in all corners of existence, ...

A new chapter is beginning at the African American Museum, Dallas. The museum has named Lisa Brown Ross as its new president and CEO, following a nationwide search. Ross brings an impressive ...

They were all great African Americans. For parents and teachers interested in fostering cultural awareness among children of all races, this book includes more than 70 hands-on activities, songs, and ...

African American studies—also known as Black or Africana studies—explores the history of people of African ... Why does Black studies remain controversial more than 50 years after its inception?

Demand for AP African American Studies soars. The Florida education department and College Board have since feuded over at least one other course, AP Psychology.The course includes discussions of ...