Some eat black-eyed peas for good luck while some consider the New Year's tradition about abundance, prosperity and a shared history.

On New Year’s Eve, when most of us will be out celebrating the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025 with parties, champagne ...

Discover the history and significance of Watch Night, a tradition of African American New Year's Eve celebrations, marking ...

The newly formed Affirming Leaders Council is sounding the alarm in fear of Trumpism, global authoritarianism, and an ...

Daunted by spotty record keeping and Black enslavement, a retiree traveled South in search of her family history ...

Haitians and Black Americans engage in historically-rooted New Year's traditions that honor past struggles and manifest hope ...

According to Karenga, the name Kwanzaa derives from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, meaning ‘first fruits.’ First ...

Carter placed major emphasis on African American advancement over the years — from hiring the first Black highway patrolman ...

Kwanzaa, which begins today, is a seven-day celebration created during the civil rights movement that focuses on cultivating ...

Today's improved genetic testing can help African Americans pinpoint their ancestry with greater precision than ever.

Converse, a rural village in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, has a prominent place in the education of African Americans ...