Growing up, Dayna James never thought she’d willingly step foot on a plantation, let alone thank God for one. On an early ...

At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family line, and he takes readers along on the journey.

Lewis’ roots in farming run deep. His grandfather, who was a sharecropper, bought the land that now sustains the family’s farm back in the 1950s and 60s.

The Black Maroons of Florida, also known as Black Seminoles, were a community derived from runaway slaves who integrated into American Indian culture.

“When you talk about Black family, you’re talking about unconditional love and support,” Karl explains. “Being an African American family in San Diego comes with its fair share of ...

February 3, 2025 • This week on In Black America, producer and host ... best known as the author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family, and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, with an interview ...