Frustrated with the absence of positive representations of Black people in art, John Wilson responded by providing images of Black dignity while addressing the painful realities of racial prejudice.

I knew my mom was a WAC (Women’s Army Corps) but didn't know the details or historical significance until Tyler Perry released 'The Six Triple Eight' ...

At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...

Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Sen. Cory Booker renew the push for reparations, a Detroit mother’s tragic loss highlights America’s housing crisis, and more—here’s what you may have missed this week.

The CDC reports that black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women.

Located in northwestern Tulsa, Okla., the neighborhood was alive with Black political and economic power during the early ...

Their vision was a place where Black youths could learn about African culture and people could gather and celebrate ...

BY DAVID MAMARIL HOROWITZ [email protected] Black mothers in the ’40s would stand along Shake Rag’s street ...

Trump’s takeover has also led to the immediate departure of several high-ranking Kennedy Center appointments. Shonda Rhimes, ...

Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 28, 1971, to a Canadian mother and a South African father ... Together, they had six children before divorcing in 2008. He then married English ...

From activists to entertainers to record-breaking athletes to a postal worker, we are shining a spotlight on the contributions of influential African ... For Every Child. An American poet and ...