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 ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the American musical ... names depend on the culture and the language of ...

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 ...

Growing up, Traci Clay’s father always said he was on his way to “moving home.” Each time Velmil Clay uttered the phrase, she gave him a puzzled look. She knew he grew up on the West Side and couldn’t ...

African Americans in the 20th Century,” at Scandinavia House through March 8. Organized by the National Nordic Museum in Seattle, where it had its debut last year, the exhibition features ...

WILKERSON: Ebby is an African American young woman ... If we're talking about inheritance, of culture, it's really about the stories. The family feels great affection for a tangible object ...

WILKERSON: Ebby is an African ... The family feels great affection for a tangible object, this stoneware jar, but it's really about the emotion and the culture and the stories that have helped to ...