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It was an occasion worth celebrating as over 100 Africans-Americans and Afro-Caribbeans made it official by becoming Ghana’s newest citizens in a special ceremony Wednesday.

Angela landed in the Virginia Colony in the sweltering summer of 1619, after being brutally snatched from her native Africa. Along with other Africans, she was held captive in the bowels of a boat bound for a strange new land. That crossing, some 10,000 nautical miles that became known as the Middle Passage, was harrowing. It would establish the race-based system of bondage that led to 246 years of slavery in America.

In 1811, more than 200 enslaved people in present-day Louisiana launched the largest insurgency of people in bondage in U.S. history. The revolt lasted only a few days before the poorly armed rebels were crushed by a militia and U.S. troops. But more than two centuries later, their story is living on in a performance called "Slave Rebellion Reenactment." Special Correspondent Brian Palmer reports.

The “1619 National Celebration of Black Women Exhibit” aims to recognize, honor and be inspired by the contributions made by African American women since the first enslaved men, women and children from Africa set foot on American soil 400 years ago.

For some people, public discussions about a national news story involving race may serve a cathartic function. This is problematic since when interest in the case wanes, the problems remain. Thus, too often we have allowed discussions about high-profile cases to substitute for real race work.

In the New York Times’s “1619 project” marking the 400th anniversary of enslavement in the United States, Nikole Hannah-Jones reflects on the making of American democracy by contemplating what citizenship looks like in absence of legal rights and recognition.

Milwaukee struggles with the very same issues that Cleveland does: infant mortality, lead poisoning and other challenges that significantly affect black children.

In three years, First Year Cleveland has dramatically reduced the Cuyahoga County infant mortality rate – dropping deaths by 18 percent. But African-American babies are four times as likely as white babies to die in their first year of life. The rate is one of the worst in the country.

Two Kansas City, Missouri, schools will serve as national ambassadors over the next year, educating others about the history of African Americans in North America.

Port Richmond High School hosted nearly 200 community members on Sunday, Oct. 27, to commemorate the anniversary of the first slave voyage to Staten Island’s shores and discuss the divisions the city and nation still face.

The 16th annual Anti-Bias/Anti-Violence Summit, titled “1619-2019: 400 years of African-American history: How far are we from racial equity,” was organized by Communities United for Respect and Trust (CURT), a coalition of organizations and community members that are committed to making Staten Island more inclusive.