In the 1920s, the organ played a role in a celebration of Black achievement. With the teaching of that history now under ...
Langston Hughes was known as a key figure in both literary and artistic spaces during the Harlem Renaissance era.
Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...
Mwatabu Okantah was at Kent State when Black History Month was first celebrated. He reflects on the groundwork laid and why ...
Geoff Killebrew is launching the Worcester Renaissance Market in March, a place that will host events and help support ...
Fauset was the first Black woman to hold a paramount position in publishing, but her career was overshadowed by her personal ...
February is Black History Month, and South Florida is honoring the occasion with a variety of activities that salute the ...
The season of celebrating culture, music and legacy continues with the 36th Annual ZORA! Festival of the Arts and Humanities Jan. 31 through Feb. 2 ...
Among myriad offerings on Broadway these days are shows that reflect and represent the generations-old traditions of Black ...
Featuring free classical music performances, poetry walks, historical discussions and even a 'drunk history' comedy show, ...
After chronicling the crack boom of the 1980s as an investigative reporter, he had a high-profile but brief second career in ...
The great Russian literary genius Alexander Pushkin dies on this day as a result of a duel. He is generally considered Russia’s great­est poet. Unlike many famous Euro­peans of color, Pushkin was ...