A historical document that appears to legalize a marriage formed under bondage in 1858 suggests a heartbreaking…
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If you’ve heard anything about the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, it’s…
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It is the unfair and uneasy burden of the minority; to explain the bad behavior of some members of our communities,…
Editor's Note: This article was originally published on January 30, 2015.
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Editor’s note: This story originally ran on Nov. 21, 2014.
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The farthest I’ve been able to trace my family history in Ohio is back to my fifth great-grandparents William H.…
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An old school for African-American children in Albemarle County, Va., is finally getting the recognition it deserves…
Both of my parents were born and raised in Monrovia, Liberia. For much of my life I thought that I was a mix of…
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I am seeking help to learn more about my third great-grandmother Elizabeth Bettie Lane Dickey. She was raised on…
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I have a lot of questions regarding my family's history. With my grandfather's recent passing, I was compelled to…
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The parents of a Folsom, Calif., middle schooler are furious after they say a teacher used a racially charged…
The oldest surviving member of the historic Tuskegee Airmen, Willie N. Rogers, died Friday in his hometown of St.…
Many years ago, I located my maternal great-great-grandparents, Lucy Hoffman and Ben Hoffman, in census records for…
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The recent opening of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is part of a long…
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Is there a DNA test that can be done on hair that will lead to the same genetic ancestry-test results as those…
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I've been trying to help my dad, Samuel D. Jones, locate his father. His mother, Amolene Hughes Jackson, passed in…
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I am trying to trace the roots of my paternal great-great-grandfather, Lucien Joshua. He relayed to the census taker…
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I’ve managed to trace my family ancestry back to an Adalin and Alex Vinson. The records I have state that Adalin…
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