Cassandra Lewis awaits approval from West African nation while reflecting on her great-great-grandfather Cudjo Lewis's ...

U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West ...

Grammy-winning artist Ciara has been granted citizenship in Benin, becoming one of the first prominent individuals to benefit ...

Robert Smalls​ escaped slavery in Charleston by commandeering a Confederate ship and became a top Union naval officer and ...

Approximately 1.5 million Africans were captured, enslaved, and deported to the New World by Benin's tribal leaders.

It was one of the biggest pirate heists in history; 300 years later, Cape Cod archaeologists think they've found the ...

Basil Watson calls it an honor to create a likeness of Smalls, the first Black person honored with a statue at the SC State ...

A recent law passed by the West African country of Benin grants citizenship to anyone who can show they are descended from slaves. American singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to take up ...