Most people recognize that there are first names given almost exclusively by black Americans to their children, such as Jamal and Latasha. Historical evidence does not support this belief. Until a few ...

The 10 Million Names Project from American Ancestors is designed to create a database of names and stories of Black people who were enslaved in the United States before 1865, the year the Civil War ...

Take a scroll through nearly 150 years of baby name history and see which names everyone was choosing – and which ones never really left.

Most people recognize that there are first names given almost exclusively by black Americans to their children, such as Jamal and Latasha. While fodder for comedians and social commentary, many have ...