Funding from the Mellon Foundation will support five Fellowships in 2025. Applications are now open for the third year of the African American Fellowship at Preservation Virginia. Supported by a grant ...

African-American Heritage Rodeo at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 20, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) Anthoney Smith, of Houston, Texas, competes in the ...

When the 18th century church planter and evangelist George Liele was imprisoned in Jamaica, he spread the Gospel in prison, ...

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 ...

Payne Chapel AME was established 153 years ago, according to the church’s website. “It is the oldest African American church in Colorado Springs,” said Church Historian Thomas Scott.

Design: A cross-sectional analysis using survey data from 2196 residents of a low-income, African-American neighborhood. Measurements: Our independent variable measured the frequency of church ...

The African Graduate Fellowship is a competitive fellowship program for bright, highly motivated African students interested in pursuing a master's degree at The American University in Cairo (AUC).

On President Donald Trump’s first day in office, his administration overturned a long-standing policy protecting religious ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – This diverse artistic showcase celebrates a message of freedom, equality, justice and love. The “Reflections of the Words of Martin Luther King Jr.” exhibition is on display through ...

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 ...

This homestead church played a pivotal role in the spiritual and social life of the African American community in Anderson County. Records show that over the years, in 1889, it was established as ...

Since then, African American churches continue to support faith, and the fight for Civil Rights across the country and in Chicago. The origins of the Black church in America could conceivably be ...