One potential obstacle to tracing African-American lineage is slavery, an institution that broke family bonds and made record keeping nearly impossible. Because African-American slaves were ...

The sound of African drumming filled the heart of downtown San Jose for Black Family Day, a festival celebrating cultural ...

Passed down at the family reunion, a time-honored tradition of shared meals, photos, and cherished fellowship. For generations Black families have reunited whenever and wherever they could, returning ...

The annual Black Family Wellness Expo will take place on Saturday, March 15 at Germantown Elementary School. The event will ...

It's something that was quite rare for African-American families in the years following the Civil War. The family land has created an astonishing legacy. It has been passed down through several ...

Battle of Bentonville, the last fight of the Civil War. An African American family lived on the battlefield site in Johnston County, and today their descendants talk of the tremendous upheaval their k ...