African American

The first event this Saturday will be moderated by the curator of the museum's current exhibit BLACK LIFE as subject MATTER II.

People with higher education levels tend to live longer, healthier lives. But some African American kids in low-income communities are faced with many barriers that keep them from receiving the education they need. But one man at a majority black neighborhood in Indianapolis hopes football can help keep kids in school and out of trouble.

There is a lot of local art on display at the Downtown Dayton Metro Library. And it’s all connected to the “Undesign the Redline” exhibit, which shows how the process of “redlining” segregated Dayton.

The Wesley Community Center’s annual Juneteenth festival in Dayton was cancelled this year due to COVID-19. But following the killing of George Floyd and…

Communities across the country are celebrating Juneteenth today. Several events are planned throughout the Dayton area this weekend.Donald Domineck,…

A Better Dayton Coalition organized a memorial service today at Courthouse Square in honor of George Floyd and other victims of police violence, as…

As part of Clark State Community College’s Black History Month celebrations, the school hosted their annual bid whist tournament. The card game…

The number of African American-owned businesses has fallen sharply in Yellow Springs from its peak four decades ago. Only a handful remain in the…

Theater at its best can address universal themes for the audience and the actors: the struggle for human dignity, relationships, conflict. But a lot of…

Cleveland Congressman Louis Stokes was remembered Tuesday as someone who overcame tough economic and racial obstacles to become Ohio’s first black…

One chapter in my most recent book, African Immersion: American College Students in Cameroon (Lexington Books, 2015) looks at racial interactions in…