Phillis Wheatley came to America on a slave ship, but soon became its first African-American poet with knowledge of Latin ans ...

Sojourner Truth, a revered woman, was very passionate about women’s rights. The famous African American abolitionist is best known for her speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?” at the Ohio Women’s ...

Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poetry is as relevant today as it was over a century ago. His ability to navigate between standard English and African American dialect, his exploration of universal and ...

We offer both a major and a minor in African American Studies, focusing on the exploration of African American experiences. Our goal is to help you understand the rich history and culture of African ...

Gerald Norwood is a Wichita collector of "African Americana" — letters, legal papers and other artifacts of the black ...

At this time, African-Americans had few rights, so Henry wanted to make sure that a few, at least, received some form of unofficial recognition for their contributions to society. This list is ...

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets with influential African American figures, like Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock and Maya Angelou, to piece together their genealogy and disclose captivating facts about ...

Black History Month is an opportunity to augment traditional written documents with visual, sonic, dramatic, and multimedia ...

Netflix’s “Young, Famous & African ... Ghanaian-American singer Fantana and Namibian model and businessman, Luis Munana. South African A-listers include rapper Nadia Nakai, DJ and radio ...