According to the African American Registry, Thanksgiving expressions began as church celebrations, where Black pastors ...

This Thanksgiving, while millions in America will gather to share meals and give thanks, others will observe the National Day of Mourning.

Debra Freeman isn’t a big pie person. But if she had to pick between sweet potato and pumpkin — the two autumnal pies that ...

How the works of US writer and activist James Baldwin still resonate 100 years after his birth.

Many American families, including some Black Americans, will today gather around their dinner tables to celebrate what is believed to be a joyful feast between Pilgrims and Native Americans, even ...

Grappling with the legacy of slavery — and making peace with Africans' role in it — is one of the more challenging aspects of visiting Ghana, where Black Americans have been invited to “come home.” ...

Over the next 12 years, it would be seen in Philadelphia, Washington and Los Angeles, attracting an audience of more than ...

An American expat reflects on her first Thanksgiving in Costa Rica, exploring the mix of Spanish, indigenous, and African ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s recent decision to rescind guidelines about culturally relevant teaching practices ...

After no one candidate secured more than 50% of the vote in November for Austin City Council’s open District 7 seat, the top ...

Left to right: Khammerie, Montu and Fulani Bettis, photographed on Nov. 20, are the children of NAPPS Hair Salon founder ...

When Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a federal holiday in 1863, abolitionists hailed pumpkins as a symbol of virtue and the ...