In the U.S., an African American “tribe” calling itself the Washitaw has invented fantastic genealogies issuing from the lost continent of Mu. Bogus Cherokee tribes have proliferated ...

African American folklore also links the Lumbee community ... When securing recognition under the Lumbee Act of 1956, the tribe agreed not to pursue financial benefits associated with federal ...

A legal battle between Harvard and a woman who says two slave portraits are of her ancestors will end in a settlement, with ...

Indigenous tribes in Nevada and California are suing the federal government over its role in funding violent boarding schools ...

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux (center) leads his Mardi Gras Indian tribe, the Golden Eagles ... the Mardi Gras Indian tradition is a distinctly African American one (a fact that has sparked questions ...

“African American music is American music,” said John Fleming ... Lavita Hill, a Cherokee, will speak on the proposal approved by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Council to change the name of ...

For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held ... It carried messages about a person’s tribe, marital status, age, religion or social rank. In Yoruba tradition, the intricate ...

Several artifacts are being removed from the National Museum of African American History and Culture, according to the owners of the artifacts. The removals come after the Trump administration ...