Imagine the disgust felt by black nationalist Marcus Garvey when he first heard the 1900 song mocking the African diaspora and its lack of a flag. Not only was there a racist song deriding the ...

This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black in Western Art Archive at Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute, part of ...

OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 1, 2026 /CNW/ - As Black History Month is celebrated nationwide, the Royal Canadian Mint's 2026 $20 Fine Silver Coin – Commemorating Black History: Adinkra Symbols pays homage to the ...

At 40-foot-tall, the Kendleton monument is the third largest African American memorial in the country and is etched with Adinkra symbols from West Africa Credit: Gerald E. McLeod The African American ...