Benin has appointed renowned American filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, a seasoned producer and author, as ...

Scientists may have identified a new diabetes subtype in Sub-Saharan Africa and some Black American patient groups. The ...

Despite being one of the most preventable and treatable cancers, colorectal cancer continues to claim more lives in Black ...

Sacramento city leaders are looking to commemorate African American History in Sacramento by considering naming 12 historic ...

"African American technically isn't even what I am," he said. "I'm a Jamaican-born black person but I have taken on this label of African American because of where I live." ...

Science historian Peder Anker’s book brings to light the stories of African Americans and others affected by the atomic bomb.

Black Americans ages 18 to 49 are two times as likely to die from heart disease than white Americans, and Black Americans ages 35 to 64 are 50% more likely to have high blood pressure, ...

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

The Springfield Police Department (SPD) has proudly announced the promotion of Ofc. Jeremiah Lockett to the rank of sergeant.

Black Americans’ trust in medical scientists, as well as that for scientists, fell over the past year, as it also did among the general public. Even so, Black Americans’ trust in medical scientists is ...

In 1995, the Akron African American Cultural Association added a health pavilion to the event to offer health and wellness ...

What is in the AP African American History course? The course, for which students can earn college credit starting this school year − depending on how they score on an end-of-year test − ...