Ever since an at-home DNA test revealed a Nigerian ancestry, life-long Evanston resident Tina Penick has reflected on what might have been. “What if we lived in Nigeria? What would that look like?” ...

(The Root) — Thanks to census records, many African Americans can trace some of their family’s history, but what about those lost during slavery? Fordham University seeks to answer that very question ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- After 65 years in the making, the African American Cultural Garden is nearing completion with the final phase set to break ground Thursday at noon. Thursday’s event represents the ...

Previous notable African American projects she did include the nationally recognized “Buried Truth” series from 2005 about the last lynching in Culpeper County and the more recent series establishing ...

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