The battle over Alabama's congressional map is set to continue as a key redistricting trial, Caster v. Allen, begins Monday.

Two Black voters are arguing that state lawmakers violated the Voting Rights Act by “cracking” a majority Black Senate ...

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 ...

Cathay Williams defied the odds as the first African-American woman to enlist in the U.S. Army, disguising herself as a man ...

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 ...

The Wicomico County Council voted to redistrict Wicomico County Tuesday night. The Wicomico County Branch of the NAACP, along ...

Nationally, 48.3 million people in the United States identified as Black in 2023, 14.4% of the population. That's up 33% from 36.2 million in 2000, Pew said. "The Black American population is diverse.

After stumbling upon her rich family history, the Fort Worth woman made it her mission to save a historic freedom colony in ...

Terminology Unless otherwise noted, adults are those who are ages 18 and older. U.S. Black population or total Black population refers to the population of Americans who self-identify as Black in the ...

Data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) revealed Allen’s population grew by 3.7% from 2019 to 2023 in the latest five-year estimate. The city’s estimated ...