Africa’s history is filled with accounts of triumph, resilience, and profound transformation. Spanning thousands of years, the continent has been the cradle of some of the world’s earliest ...

What follows is part of a short chronological series on African and African American History. The educational system in the United States does not always offer a balanced history of Africa which is ...

Trump has repeated debunked claims that Afrikaners are facing a "white genocide" in South Africa. Critics say the false ...

The Program in African Studies provides a systematic introduction to the complex historical, political and social issues of the African continent. Its major and minor are structured to give students ...

In a call to action for universities and society at large, this inspiring lecture underscored the power of language as a ...

In the 1998 book of popular history King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa, Adam Hochschild presents a horrific picture of the African Congo under the rule of ...

DUKWI CAMP, Botswana (UNHCR) - At first glance, Dukwi looks like your usual African refugee camp, with children attending school, adults working in a weaving and tailoring project, neighbours chatting ...

In these ‘first-voice’ museums, curators and leaders are part of the community the museum interprets. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, features 800 steel slabs, ...

When people think about Black history in schools, they might think of the new Advanced Placement African American Studies course that Florida’s education department banned. Or perhaps their minds go ...

Teachers in Florida have said they’re confused by the state’s new African American history standards and it’s not hard to see why. While the new standards rightfully put more emphasis on African ...