Doris Miller manned a gun he was never trained on at Pearl Harbor, becoming the first Black American awarded the Navy Cross.

At the age of 23, Gibson made her debut at the US Nationals (which later became the US Open), becoming the first African ...

EXCLUSIVE: The richest prize in documentary film is down to a half dozen finalists. On Monday, the Library of Congress, The ...

From live music and outdoor movies to festivals, food and plenty of reasons to hit the road, there’s no shortage of things to ...

In the 1980s and 1990s, mobile cinemas brought Hollywood blockbusters to rural Ghana, commissioning massive hand-painted ...

Thirty-five years after its release, John Singleton's directorial debut remains one of the most honest portraits of Black ...

A packed house of 1,100 people showed up at the Orpheum Theater this past weekend for the New Orleans premiere of “They Fight ...

On June 7, 1984, a historic gathering of dignitaries, family, and friends assembled at 100 West Capitol Street to witness a ...

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Charleston branch hosted a Veterans’ Resource Fair Saturday, ...

Michael Wright, an actor who trained with Lee Strasberg and starred in cult classic films "The Five Heartbeats" and "Sugarhill," as well as the groundbreaking prestige prison drama "Oz," has died.

Home to 77 distinct neighbourhoods, Chicago offers endless opportunities to venture beyond the city’s best-known sights and ...

If not literally, Harlem’s byways are streets paved in gold and lined by glory. The gold here is the collective cultural attainment of African Americans. Harlem’s glory? It’s an architectural heritage ...