African Diaspora

Christian Atsu, the Ghana international forward who played for Premier League clubs Chelsea and Newcastle, died in the earthquake in…

theGrio’s “A Taste of Chocolate” series continues with an herbalist bringing Indigenous healing practices to northeast D.C.

Salsa queen Celia Cruz is making history from beyond the grave as she is the first Afro-Latina selected to appear…

A letter written by an enslaved person in Virginia 300 years ago seeking freedom is part of a new exhibition…

The Vatican’s ambassador to Congo said he believed the sight of a wheelchair-using pope could be a powerful teaching moment.

Since 2000, some 22% of Liberia's tree cover has been lost to deforestation, largely due to pressure from logging and…

Teen sisters who relocated to the U.S. from Africa are making a difference by shipping thousands of books to their…