In 1957, as Cold War paranoia gripped the world, African Americans trudged toward greater freedoms. That year, Martin Luther King Jr. and his comrades founded the Southern Christian Leadership ...

Media headlines are full of bad news about LGBTQ+ people across the African continent these days. They are insulted by public officials, attacked and killed by police and vigilantes, and denied access ...

ST. LOUIS — No matter where you are in the world, there are traces of African presence found on just about every continent. From America to Europe to Asia, there have been artifacts and texts left ...

Over the 20th century, the PAC evolved from a reformist platform led by Black intellectuals in the diaspora to a radical, African-led movement advocating political independence, economic control, and ...

The anniversary of the Manchester Congress calls for reflection on its enduring significance and the meaning of Pan-Africanism in today's world, a time when the struggles for sovereignty, unity, and ...

The underlying concepts of Pan-Africanism first became prominent in America during the declaration of American independence in 1776. It was a reaction against the Atlantic slave trade and the plight ...

A panel at the Fifth Pan-African Congress in Manchester, November 1945.(Getty / John Deakin) Had Peter Abrahams, the South African–born novelist, journalist, and Pan-Africanist, not been killed ...

Umoja (Unity) marks the first day of this beloved week-long holiday, founded by Dr. Maulana Kalenga in 1966. In an annual founder’s message, the notable Black intellectual sends his greetings and ...

QUEENS, N.Y. — Until recently, Burna Boy didn’t have a phone. Owning arguably the most essential item in the internet age simply didn’t interest him. His sister called it an act of self-preservation ...