Famous Black Lives Through DNAâs Prism
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âAfrican-American Lives 2,â a four-part series on PBS that begins on Wednesday night, belies its sleepy name with the poetry of history and the magic of science.
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John T. Scottâs vibrantly colored kinetic art filtered the spirit of the African diaspora through a modernist lens.
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PBSâs documentary focuses on the career and troubles of Percy L. Julian, a largely neglected black chemist who was nonetheless one of the most important scientists of the 20th century.
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Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins, joint winner of the Nobel Prize in 1962 for his role in the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, died on Tuesday (October 5), Kings College London announced on Wednesday.
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Once again, the Nobel-winning geneticist has embroiled himself in controversy  -  this time over foul remarks about race. But does he really deserve this much condemnation?
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New Zealand scientist Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins, hailed as an unsung hero of DNA research, has died in London. He was 88. Though he was not widely known in New Zealand, Professor Wilkins was possibly
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Two services launching just a week apart tap a growing interest in DNA testing to help people find their ancestors and learn more about their lives
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Mr. Bourne was a documentary filmmaker who recorded American black culture and produced portraits of eminent African-Americans.
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Recent research at the Schomburg Center about African-American migration could redefine black history.
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Previous winners of the Nobel Peace Prize who were from Africa.
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EuropeÂs genocidal adventures in Africa receive a passionate reckoning in this ambitious documentary based on Adam HochschildÂs best-selling history of the same title.
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Libdems raise spectre of racial profiling Half of all black British males are destined to become records on the police National DNA Database by 2010, according to an analysis of government figures by the Liberal Democrats.â¦
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The Nobel Prize-winning scientist who helped discover the molecular structure of DNA made another breakthrough Thursday, this time as the subject of research. James Watson, 79, became the first person to receive his own personal genome map, a breakdown of his DNA that could show illnesses he's predisposed to contracting.
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Eighteen years ago, Tony Akeem organized a ceremony in New York City to honor the millions of Africans who died crossing the Atlantic during the slave trade. Similar observances have since spread around the world.
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Playbill - Langston in Harlem, a new musical biography of the African-American writer Langston Hughes, using his own words and boasting music by Broadway's Walter Marks, is getting two private industry presentations in Manhattan Feb. 7-8.
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Former President Bill Clinton&#39;s greatest gift to black men might not have been his serving as the nation&#39;s first &quot;black&quot; president.
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On the 30th anniversary of his death, a look back at rare and unpublished Life pictures from the King's glory days