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 ...

In this book, Robert Harms presents African history as an ongoing dialogue between global forces and uniquely African developments. Africans did not merely bend before global forces, he contends; they ...

Archeologists and scholars are learning more about Africa than ever before, from the digitization of records and the unearthing of ancient treasures. Audie Cornish talks with Henry Louis Gates Jr. of ...

The General History of Africa (GHA) is a flagship initiative of the UNESCO Operational Strategy for Priority Africa (2022–2029). It seeks to fundamentally reshape how African history is taught and ...

Zeinab Badawi, the Sudanese-born doyenne of British broadcasting and president of London University’s School of African and Oriental Studies, elegantly sips tea while I opt for a number of strong ...

Incorporating African history into school curriculums is essential for reclaiming identity and connecting future generations with their roots. This video highlights the need for teaching African ...

As a doctor, Dr. Wright delivered thousands of babies, and through the museum he hoped to ensure that those children could grow up understanding the truth about Black history, and challenge ...

The Florida state board of education approved new African American history standards for grades K-12 that are drawing national criticism for the framing of certain topics, including descriptions of ...

Education is one of the most powerful means to build peace and justice, uphold human dignity, and nurture global citizenship. Yet for generations, learners in Africa and beyond have encountered ...

Thousands of African Americans fought in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, among them Prince Simbo, who owned this engraved powder horn. Harriet Tubman, born a slave, became a leader ...

The Smithsonian’s newest museum looks like nothing else on the Mall, and it brings an African influence to a place that could not be more American. You approach it on walkways that largely trace paths ...