AFRICAN AMERICANS. Cleveland's African American community is almost as old as the city itself. GEORGE PEAKE, the first Black settler, arrived in 1809 and by 1860 there were 799 Black people living in ...

Paul Finkelman, a legal historian and author of “Encyclopedia of African American History 1619-1895,″ agrees with that characterization.

Asian Americans are “Asian.” But for any number of reasons, it’s hard to imagine a great many Black Americans opting to call ...

The battle over Florida’s new African American history standards grows more heated. ... and “Encyclopedia of African American History 1619-1895,″ a 2006 book edited by Paul Finkelman. ...

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Alexander Weheliye, African American studies professor at Brown University, ... the editor-in-chief of Oxford University Press’ “Encyclopedia of African American History 1619-1895. ...

African-Americans have made a vast contribution for the history of South Carolina throughout it over 300-year history. The African-American story lies at the very heart of our heritage.

The Florida Department of Education faced angry reaction from across the nation to new African American history standards suggesting some slaves benefited from skills they learned while enslaved.

The African American history museum is singled out in Trump's order, putting it in the spotlight, despite its millions of visitors. During his first term , Trump was one of them.

African American athletes consistently proved that talent, dedication, and strategic thinking are universal attributes unconfined by racial constructs. Navigating systemic challenges.