Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: At this church in Ivory Coast, some African Catholics are hoping that one of their own could become the first Black pope in ...

This week’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit could not have come at a more opportune moment. The first since President Barack Obama hosted African leaders in 2014, it is taking place against the backdrop of ...

The First African Baptist Church is the oldest black church in North America and first brick structure owned by African Americans in the state of Georgia George Liele was born into slavery in 1750 in ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The first African Climate Summit opened Monday with heads of state and others asserting a stronger voice on a worldwide issue that affects their continent the most even though ...

1896: John Shippen becomes the first African American to compete in a USGA championship, the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. When the presence of Shippen and Shinnecock tribe member Oscar Bunn was ...

The first African Climate Summit is opening with heads of state and others asserting a stronger voice on a global issue that affects the continent of 1.3 billion people the most, even though they ...