Designer B Michael created a rarefied wardrobe for Cicely Tyson that allowed her to silently speak up and speak out in ...

McWhorter: In 1988, when the Rev. Jesse Jackson had a massive influence on the Black community, he basically declared that we ...

All the Stories Are True: African American Writers Speak is on view until Dec. 31 at the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture, 1901 Fort Place SE.

It isn’t one of division, and ‘get in line’, and we’ll take care of you with free stuff.” “Our message is one that is uplifting. That says you can achieve earned success.

African-American innovators and visionaries have developed or contributed to many things that are commonplace today — some are well known such as the light bulb and others not so obvious ...

Pinkster is among an array of lesser-known African American holidays, although historians say it is likely one of the earliest. As the broader U.S. population prepares to honor Juneteenth, a ...