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Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely than their white counterparts to believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion ...
Economists say the rise in unemployment among Black Americans could be a troubling sign for the economy at large.
The Labor Department's recent report is concerning because Black folks are often the first to be hit by economic downturns in the nation.
Today, as in the past, activists are raising their voices in protest of efforts to whitewash American history.
McWhorter: In 1988, when the Rev. Jesse Jackson had a massive influence on the Black community, he basically declared that we ...
Saul Blair's efforts to reclaim land purchased by his great-grandfather a few decades after the Civil War has hit roadblocks, but he keeps pushing.
Black Americans in Illinois can submit a DNA sample to a university-based project trying to find their ancestral homes, ...
A growing wave of African Americans are relocating to Kenya, citing the need to connect with their history and culture, or ...
"There are black people in every continent who are all over the world," explained Professor Celeste Watkins-Hayes, an African American studies professor at Northwestern University.
For more on the demographics of the U.S. Black population, see “ The Growing Diversity of Black America.” The number of immigrants to the U.S. who are Black has been growing in recent years (10% of ...