West Africans have a high risk of kidney disease – new study confirms genetic cause
Our study thus confirmed what was found in people of African descent in the US: the genetic origin underpinning the excess ...
Inside a West African-inspired N.J. café, offering much more than coffee
Kọ Café (pronounced “Koh”) is no stereotypical coffee shop. It’s a podcast studio, co-working and performance space, a hub of West African history, and a thriving Black-owned cultural mainstay in ...
How photos lost in American disasters find their way home, with a little help from people who care
In the wake of deadly disasters, communities across the United States have banded together to search for lost photographs ...
History of the Fulani, one of the largest pastoral populations in Africa, unraveled in study
Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The ...
Meet 9 trailblazing ‘hidden figures’ of Black history from across the Charlotte region
Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...
100 Years of How Black Painters See Themselves
Koyo Kouoh, who will curate the 2026 Venice Biennale, has assembled a huge survey at the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts in ...
New Smyrna Beach museum preserves African American history
The Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum in New Smyrna Beach is dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of the city's historically Black Westside community.