—Words from a plaque at the Cape Coast Slave Castle in Ghana I didn’t know if my blood was there. Before I went, before walking through those creaky, wooden doors at the Cape Coast Castle on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Across Africa, from the north of the Sahara to the West African coast sit many relics of the continent's early interactions with Europe. In Ghana, two of the country's most famous spectacles, Elmina ...

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 ...

Students last June traveled to Ghana, where they joined African American expatriates in a daylong celebration of Juneteenth. Associate professor Shannen Dee Williams shares the students’ journey and ...

CAPE COAST, Ghana (Reuters) - U.S. First Lady Melania Trump laid a wreath at a 17th-century slave fortress in Ghana on Wednesday, vowing never to forget where Africans were held before being shipped ...

US first lady Melania Trump lays a wreath during a visit to Cape Coast castle (Courtesy) U.S. First Lady Melania Trump laid a wreath at a 17th-century slave fortress in Ghana on Wednesday, vowing ...