An African-British applicant for a job at The Ritz has said that the apology he received from the luxury hotel after being told that "Afro" hairstyle was not in accordance with the hotel's grooming policy, was insincere.

UK: African-British job seeker at The Ritz told ‘Afro’ hairstyle is not allowed

During the 41st Grammy Awards in 1999, Lauryn Hill made history as she won five Grammy Awards. She became the first African-American woman to win five Grammys in one year.

Grammy Awards 2023: Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?

Black History Month 2023: February is Black history month. Originating in the United States, the annual observance is a four-week-long celebration. Black history month sheds light on the contributions of African-Americans to society in the last 400 years.

Black History Month 2023: Why do we celebrate it in February month? History, Importance, Facts & Quotes

Los Angeles will pay an African-American family USD 20 million nearly a century after it seized a beach from them. The land was finally returned to the descendants of the original owners who were forced by the authorities to sell the prime parcel of land they owned.

LA to pay $20 million to African-American family for forcibly acquiring land

US President Joe Biden and his Democratic Party may be on thin ice as his approval ratings among US voters continue to crash. To add to Biden's woes, It has now been observed that Biden's support among African-American voters is dwindling.

Biden's support among African-American voters dwindles

When Virgil Abloh died last week at the age of 41, I thought of my father. Many in the Black community did. We thought of all the other Black men we’ve loved and lost too early: our friends, our fathers, our brothers.

As a black man in America, I feel death looming every day

A century after a white mob destroyed a vibrant African American community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, torching hundreds of homes and indiscriminately shooting people in the streets, President Joe Biden told a crowd of survivors and their families that the story of the massacre “will be known in full view.

In Tulsa, US President Biden tells of a massacre’s horrors

The past year has been a major eye-opener about the racial injustice that prevails in the world against the people of colour and the minority communities. In light of the same, a recent survey released by the Anti-Defamation League revealed that Asian Americans and Black Americans have experienced an alarming increase in online hatred in the past year.

Asian Americans and Blacks experienced increased online harassment in 2020: Survey

Respecting the contributions of NASA's first African-American female engineer, Mary Jackson, the space organisation has decided to rename its Washington DC's headquarters.

NASA renames headquarters to honour  'hidden figures' scientist Mary Jackson

As a part of adding to his cabinet, the US President-elect Joe Biden has appointed Lloyd Austin as the first African-American secretary of defense of the US. Austin led the US troops into Baghdad in 2003 and was chosen as the US Central Command later.

Joe Biden appoints first African-American secretary of defense of US

Wilton Gregory, the first African American to be named as cardinal and known as a refined diplomat, made headlines when he blasted President Donald Trump’s photo opportunity hoisting a Bible at a Washington church after police used tear gas to clear demonstrators in June.

First Black American cardinal is outspoken civil rights advocate

Crowds of people are continuing to participate in the protests against police brutality and racial discrimination in Seattle following the death of African American George Floyd in May.

More people join protests in Seattle months after George Floyd's death

A large Black Lives Matter mural was unveiled in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem on Wednesday. Local artists began painting the mural located in the center of Harlem on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd at 125th Street on Friday, July 3. The two-block long mural was painted with colorful symbols of the African American experience.

Black Lives Matter mural unveiled in Harlem

Politics is intensifying after the death of an African American in the United States triggered violent protests. WION'a Palki Sharma tells you how the opposition is blaming US President Donald Trump for the escalating tensions.

Gravitas: United States | Politics erupts over the death of an African American

Data emerging from some states suggest that African Americans are bearing the brunt of the pandemic in the US. Experts say blacks are disproportionately impacted by underlying health conditions linked to poverty, face discrimination in medical care, and are more likely to work jobs that require them to leave their home.

Coronavirus Pandemic: African-Americans worst hit in United States

Police in Sacramento, California shot dead an African American father of two in the backyard of his grandparents' home fearing that he was carrying a weapon. He was actually holding an iPhone

Police fire 20 times at California man fearing he's carrying a weapon. He was holding an iPhone

The statue of General Robert E. Lee serves as a reminder to the African-American of their tormentous past.

Charlottesville, Virginia: the history of the statue at the centre of violent unrest