The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture shared "Five African American Suffragists You Should Know" to tell a more complete history of the struggle for women’s ...

As a required course for AAS concentrators, this junior seminar introduces students to theories and methods of research design in African American Studies. Drawing on a wide-ranging methodological ...

African American women had to endure the threat and the practice of sexual exploitation. There were no safeguards to protect them from being sexually stalked, harassed, or raped, or to be used as ...

The African American Studies program is an interdisciplinary program examining African life and culture, both on the African continent and the diaspora. As a student, you will learn about the African ...

Why is there a disproportionate concentration of African American men in state and federal prisons? How are African American women portrayed in U.S. and world media? Find the answer to these and so ...

Among the trailblazers being recognized is the first lady of one of Philadelphia's oldest and largest African American churches. Dr. Ellyn Jo Waller takes pride in being a distinguished woman who ...

Abdur-Rahman, Samira 2023. Rev. of A History of African American Autobiography. a/b: Auto/Biography Studies, Vol. 38, Issue. 2, p. 586.

During the Great Depression, African ... Americans, though he shied away from aggressively promoting civil rights or an anti-lynching law, for fear of alienating Southern whites. First Lady ...

Hammond, Janice H., A. Kamau Massey, and Mayra G. Garza. "African American Inequality in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 620-046, September 2019. (Revised December 2022.) ...

Women’s History Month honors the contributions of women to American culture and society. ACS has selected a few of many distinguished women scientists (some still unknown) in history whose dedication ...

These companies achieved the highest scores among Black and African American employees, who were asked about fairness of promotions, opportunities for advancement and professional development ...

ACS celebrates the achievements and contributions of African Americans who overcame great odds to pioneer some of the most important discoveries and developments in our history.