Profiting from others’ pain seems to be West’s sole focus. It’s an astonishing volte-face from an artist who used to rail ...

Angelou was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist with a colorful and troubling past highlighted in her most famous autobiography ... works of art, music and film.

Florida is a fascinating, beautiful, and sweltering state. It’s a prime location for beaches and holidays. But it is also a ...

What began as Negro History Week — established by historian Carter G. Woodson in February 1926 — evolved into Black History ...

A 90-minute walking tour details the city’s role in promoting slavery throughout the South and the driving force of faith to survive and triumph over it.

Happy birthday Abraham Lincoln. He’s 216. The McLean County Museum of History is hallmarking Lincoln’s Feb. 12 birthday with the start of a coloring contest to celebrate Lincoln and work on a mural ...

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...

10 million more people were in modern slavery in 2021 compared to 2016 global estimates, bringing the total to 50 million worldwide. Women and children remain disproportionately vulnerable.

Langston Hughes is known as the people’s poet. I would say Biggers is the people’s painter. The man and the work are one.” ...

Swift is one famous face expected to be at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, but she likely won't be the only celebrity cheering on their favorite team, whether that be in person or at home.

In many cities, restaurateurs spread their brand across several locations. But Toronto has recently seen a proliferation of ...

By Siddhartha Mitter A jury found them guilty of conspiring as part of a crew to steal art, sports memorabilia ... the borough’s neglected story of slavery — and the Black genealogists helping ...