Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. OPINION: It's carnival week in Rio de Janeiro, where vibrant parades feature music, dancers and a huge dose of history. Here's ...

Every year, from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the histories, cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans. But within that story is another rich ...

The complex and powerful history of Afro-Argentinians is getting its long-overdue visibility through a new tour experience. Lunfarda Travel, a woman-owned tour company in Buenos Aires, is leveraging ...

What follows is part of a short chronological series on African and African American History. The educational system in the United States does not always offer a balanced history of Africa which is ...

The Caribbean stands at the crossroads of world history, yet most people only see it as a vacation destination with beaches and rum cocktails. This cluster of islands witnessed some of humanity’s most ...

1. Race and Class in Cuba Before 1850 -- 2. Reassembling African Cabildos in the New World -- 3. Synthesizing Sacred and Secular Worlds and Roles -- 4. Inventing a Political Culture -- 5. Fighting for ...

Teaching Black history continues to be a polarizing issue in the U.S. A recent proposal to strike terms like “white supremacy” and “systematic racism” from Virginia’s elective courses on African ...

HISTORIC UPTON MANSION IN WEST BALTIMORE. LISA: THIS BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1838 AND FEATURES MORE THAN 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED. CEO AND PUBLISHER OF THE AFRO NEWSPAPER, ...

Tricia Hersey, a New York Times best-selling author and founder of The Nap Ministry. Credit: the Trisha Hersey website. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture ...