The African-American Museums Association (AAMA) originated in the late 1960s and was formally established in 1978. The AAMA is the voice of black museums in the United States. It serves African American museums, cultural institutions, universities,...

African American culture in the United States, includes the various cultural traditions of African ethnic groups. It is both part of, and distinct from American culture. The U.S. Census Bureau defines African Americans as "people having origins in any...

John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights, by David S. Reynolds. Alfred A. Knopf, 578 pages, $35.On Nov. 7, 1959, The Chicago Defender commemorated the centennial of John Brown's death: "The paradox of Brown's idealistic goals...

Decades after the civil rights movement's greatest victories, black youth often see a world rife with discrimination, a new survey says. And yet they remain optimistic about their chances for affecting social change.Researchers at the University of Chicago, who were releasing the study Thursday, say...

Hastings Street was the place to be on steamy summer nights in Detroit many decades ago.Blues and jazz pulsed from hot spots like the Cotton Club and Club 666 as young black doctors, clerks and assembly line workers shared crowded sidewalks.It was the heart of...

Essay provides a discussion regrding the African American culture.