Preachers like John Marrant proclaimed the gospel across cultures. But the persistence—and defense—of slavery challenged ...

Rock star lifestyle doesn’t get in the way of Machine Gun Kelly’s real priorities, his children. The rapper, whose real name is Colson Baker, 35, just welcomed a daughter with actress Megan Fox. But ...

At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and ...

Decades before headlining blockbusters like A Minecraft Movie, a (very) young Jack Black appeared in an episode of this Lee ...

The place where Elphaba and I meet is empathy and advocacy for justice,” said Lencia Kebede, who is the first Black actress ...

Karen Kistler [email protected] Volunteers spread throughout Rowan County on May 1 helping others during the ...

Unlike most cities, especially in the south, Atlanta has consistently been run by Black politicians since 1974, and there’s a secret to it all. The reign of Black mayors can be traced back to one man: ...

Several Chicago Public Schools students received scholarships Sunday evening. The awards were organized by a program that ...

Jim Dent, a pioneering Black golfer, one of the PGA Tour's longest hitters and a 12-time winner on what is now PGA Tour ...

Ryan Coogler’s masterpiece mixes African spirits, the American church and the power of music into a terrifying brew.

A watchdog report into the Kingsmill Massacre has identified a series of failings in the original police investigation of the ...

For musicians like Rhiannon Giddens and Rissi Palmer, trying to break down doors in the folk and country music scenes has been a long road. A festival in Durham this weekend aims to remedy that.