Ben Arogunmane’s book BLACK BEAUTY. The history of the hair, beauty and make-up of African American stars. LEARN MORE.
The Colfax Massacre occurred on April 13, 1873. The battle-turned-massacre took place in the small town of Colfax, Louisiana as a clash between blacks and whites. Three whites and an estimated 150 blacks died in the conflict. The massacre took place against the backdrop of racial tensions
The History of Cornrows [Detangling Our Roots] Stop the co-opt. In this EBONY.com series exploring Black hair origins, we trace this intricate form of braiding to Ancient Africa
Poverty in Black America. According to the 2014 U.S. Census Bureau ACS study (see charts below) 27% of all African American men, women and ren live below the poverty level compared to just 11% of all Americans.
Americans are citizens of the United States of America. The country is home to people of many different national origins.As a result, American culture and law does not equate nationality with race or ethnicity, but with citizenship and allegiance.
This fact sheet provides data about HIV in the United States.
The quiet crisis among African Americans: Pregnancy and birth are killing women at inexplicable rates
While the existence of slavery is arguably the root of subsequent conceptualizations of African-Americans, the origins of African enslavement have a …
Steve Guinn, a white, 80-year-old Phoenix retiree, thinks there are too many African Americans — women, in particular — on the television channel he watches. Not that he objects to having them on television, just not when he’s trying to enjoy “NCIS” and “Law and Order,” he told Journal
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society. Established in 1977, the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc, (AAHGS) a 501(c)(3) non-profit national organization dedicated to promoting research, study and publication of history and genealogy of Americans, with particular interest in persons of African descent.
