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Black Family Day helped both students feel closer to home. “I haven’t seen my dad in over a year. Events like this help when I’m missing my family,” said 20-year-old Victory Chia-Okafu.

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WILKERSON: Ebby is an African American young woman who's grown up under privileged circumstances. She lives in this gorgeous community in Connecticut. She loves being from an old New England family.

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African-American family's land legacy grows from humble beginnings in post-Civil War Texas Former slaves bought 200 acres in Victoria County in 1879. Over generations, the land turned into a ...

Triad Cultural Arts in Winston-Salem has been trying for 7 years to obtain the remaining shotgun houses in Happy Hill. ... where it became a home for an African American family here.

Fortunately, my mission aligned with the International African American Museum’s Center for Family History in Charleston, S.C., one of the first genealogical centers focusing on African Americans.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Charmaine Wilkerson about her new book, Good Dirt.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Charmaine Wilkerson about her new book, Good Dirt.