While African American troops were helping to end World War II overseas, their counterparts here at home were leading the ...

The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive was about to launch an exhibition of historic quilts, when federal funding ...

A "cultural Mecca" for the Black community, Harlem's historic Apollo Theater is set to undergo a major renovation. Newsweek ...

Kyra Davis Lurie's 'The Great Mann,' a Black reimagining of 'The Great Gatsby,' combines a family story with a little-known ...

For the first time, an African-American reached the quarterfinals (or better) in all five of the professional disciplines—men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed ...

By: Dr. Krystal Klingenberg, a curator of music in the division of Culture and the Arts at the Smithsonian’s National Museum ...

After long and sometimes contentious debate the Fort Myers City Council agreed to chip in another $4.2 million to get renovation of McCollum Hall done ...

Tampa Bay has some amazing musical connections to Black music history, with Black musicians being the cultural bedrock of many genres of music for generations.

Here are nine iconic Black female blues singers who shaped and birthed the soulful genre as people know it today.

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Growing up, how did you learn about the accomplishments and struggles of African Americans? How has your understanding or knowledge of African-American history changed over time? We invite you to ...

Even though multiple myeloma is considered a rare cancer that affects the plasma cells, it is quickly becoming a growing concern within the African American community. The American Cancer Society (ACS ...