Fredrika Newton, head of The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation and Newton’s widow, will give Bryn Mawr College’s annual Black History Month keynote address at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, in the Great Hall ...

There’s no denying it. Black women excel at nearly everything they do. From fashion to music to poetry, some of the greatest ...

Just a few days after Black History Month ends, the Broadway smash "Wicked" will make some Black history of its own.

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Grammy- and Tony-winning actress Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), actress-director Teyana Taylor (A Thousand and One), Emmy-nominated ...

Natalie Cole, Whitney Houston and Lauryn Hill’s album of the year wins all came in the 1990s. Beyoncé’s fifth shot, for ...

Oprah Winfrey, best known for her daytime talk show, magazine, book club, acting and producing -- and for interviewing major ...

In 2019, not long after she graduated from the University of Southern California, Michelle Hanabusa was questioning her identity. Years earlier, a debilitating injury ended her career as a competitive ...

Cynthia Erivo, Teyana Taylor, Marla Gibbs & Raamla Mohamed named Essence Black Women in Hollywood honorees. Aldis Hodge to ...

Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's ...

Folks on the internet are up in arms over some recently resurfaced news and we're all trying to figure out how to make this ...

From movie screenings and concerts to visiting the Muhammad Ali Center, here are numerous ways to celebrate Black History ...