Since 2016, those who can prove their ancestors came from Africa have been able to get Ghanaian nationality.

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2015 to 2024 as the International Decade for People of African Descent, with national, regional, and global actions. As proclaimed by the General ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. body formed to promote respect for and protect people of African descent around the world says in its first report that they continue “to be victims of systemic racial ...

PARIS (AP) — An unprecedented exhibition at the Pompidou Center in Paris explores the presence and influence of Black artists in the city from the 1950s to 2000, offering a vibrant immersion in France ...

U.S. Reps. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.-04) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.-37) are celebrating a significant milestone in the global fight for racial equity and justice. The United Nations General Assembly ...

The Forum is designed to champion the rights of Africa’s diaspora and follows the first-ever International Day for People of African Descent. We have much to celebrate. Globally, we have made ...

Sir: The United Nations celebrated the International Day for people of African Descent on August 31. Africa’s status as the world’s backwater may have endured thanks to a skewed international legal ...

Many Black people in the U.S. cannot trace their ancestry because earlier generations of their family were enslaved. But an Illinois program is changing what’s possible and connecting long-lost family ...

A global effort to make genetic studies more diverse has led to a discovery about Parkinson's disease, a common brain disorder that can impair a person's ability to move and speak. A team that ...

An unprecedented exhibition at the Pompidou Center in Paris explores the presence and influence of Black artists in the city from the 1950s to 2000, offering a vibrant immersion in France’s ...

The Ghanaian government has temporarily suspended citizenship applications for people of African descent as the government moves to review and reform a process that has been widely criticised for ...