African Americans often refer to the African continent as the "motherland." My trip to Ghana included a tour of a slave ...

“The Cape Coast Castle Doors,” also known as “The Doors of No Return," or "The Black Doors of Tears," are one of the first things visitors see at the exhibit of The Kinsey African American Art & ...

The legacy of the transatlantic slave trade runs deep in the roots of Ghana, making it one of the most significant destinations for anyone wishing to trace the footsteps of enslaved ancestors and ...

Julia Pearce, co-founder of Tybee MLK, a nonprofit dedicated to encouraging diversity on Tybee Island, said that while the population is more than 95% white, its connection to Black people is an ...

The president and his family toured Cape Coast Castle Saturday, an historic departure point in Ghana for untold numbers of slaves bound for America and the Caribbean. After, Barack Obama gave a ...

CAPE COAST, Ghana (Reuters) - U.S. First lady Melania Trump on Wednesday laid a wreath at a slave fortress on the coast of Ghana, vowing never to forget the place where Africans were held before being ...

ROCKFORD -- The Elmina Castle is located on the western coast of Ghana. It's a place with so much scenic beauty, but a dark history of enslavement. 13 WREX's Brittany Hardaway traveled to Africa and ...

Five hundred African-American women, members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, have arrived in Ghana from the ...