One potential obstacle to tracing African-American lineage is slavery, an institution that broke family bonds and made record keeping nearly impossible. Because African-American slaves were ...

According to Nicka Sewell-Smith, Ancestry’s Senior Story Producer and a genealogist, “The truth is, family history research can be challenging for African Americans because of U.S. slavery and ...

The roundtable discussion highlighted Dr. Wanda Tucker’s historic trip to Angola with President Biden. HAMPTON, Va. — History came alive Monday morning at Fort Monroe in Hampton where U.S. Congressman ...

The Sharon Historical Society hosted a workshop Sunday afternoon to help African Americans learn about their family history.

The museum encouraged Charleston’s African-American community to bring documents such as photos, church obituaries, and birth ...