African American women leaders shape and create the fabric of America. Their contributions are stellar, significant, life enriching and enduring.

Dec 27, 2009 - Rhonda Campbell

Use of African slaves in Brazil began in the mid 1500s, and the scale of the Brazilian slave trade would change the nation. Here are the origins of slavery in Brazil.

Sep 8, 2009 - Tony Dunnell

Many films since the late 1900s have portrayed African American actors and have been written by African American Filmmakers

Dec 5, 2008 - Kristin Peoples

African Grey Parrots have been traded as pets for centuries. Even Egyptians and Romans may have kept them, but today they're declining in the wild.

Aug 13, 2008 - Rosemary Drisdelle

Colonists once claimed ancient Shona ruins as belonging to a "lost white civilisation". This myth was used to justify European occupation in Southern Africa.

Jan 7, 2007 - Woorama

It's now ten years since the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on the role of conflict diamonds, but what is a conflict diamond?

Dec 30, 2010 - Neil Gunn

Notwithstanding the patriarchal societies they were born into, these women stand out for their heroic feats and fierce sense of national pride.

Jul 23, 2010 - Remi Oyedele

This hands-on activity uses ordinary muffins to recreate the challenges faced by the builders of the ancient kingdom of Aksum.

Jun 24, 2009 - Jason O'Hare

Barack Obama, Shirley Chisholm, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Alan Keyes, Carol Moseley Braun, and Lenora Fulani are African Americans who have run for U.S. president.

Feb 10, 2007 - Sharyn Skeeter

For centuries the West has portrayed Africa as a dark and forbidding continent. This article presents a few suggested readings to dispel this myth.

May 20, 2008 - Michael LeFlem

Looking for a new way to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day? Consider a visit to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit.

Jan 4, 2011 - Patti Richards

After 143 AD, several African-born rulers came to power in Rome. Between them, they gave the Empire some of the most lurid years in its history.

Apr 19, 2011 - Brenda Ralph Lewis

Slave revolts through four centuries include Prosser, Turner and Vesey. Captured Blacks mutiny aboard the slave ship Amistad. Some 500 slaves revolt in Louisiana.

Jan 29, 2007 - Mary Trotter Kion

Over a hundred years ago, African Americans fought against White southern supremacy for equality and eventually won in the mid twentieth century.

May 26, 2009 - Christine Musser

Black History Month activities for students to learn about African-American Inventors.

Jan 13, 2008 - Debbie DeSpirt