Prolific freeborn Creole composer Edmond Dédé’s career took him from New Orleans to Paris, but his masterwork has remained ...
From 2010 to 2020, the total share of U.S. violent crime victims who were Black increased by 3.2 percent to 32.7 percent of ...
Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou talks about his philanthropic work, and how ‘systemic racism’ means he’s still ...
A mixed-race couple in Arizona has sued American Airlines after a flight crew allegedly called the cops over a passenger’s bizarre claim that the black husband was sex trafficking his white wife. The ...
From the Fillmore’s jazz alley to Richmond’s bustling wartime scene, the Bay Area was the destination for a great wave of ...
Norman Lear's "The Jeffersons," an "All in the Family" spinoff, was a record-setting Black comedy. But it made important ...
With a rich African American history, an effort is underway to preserve that legacy in Altadena, one of the areas hardest hit ...
The goal of the commission is to help create policy and legislation that would positively affect the African American ...
The community has been a sanctuary for Black residents. Homeownership for African Americans in Altadena is about 81% — close ...
Tsedaye Makonnen’s ethereal pillars at the African Art Museum pay tribute to victims of violence and the perils of migration.
New research finds that the lifetime risk of dementia after age 55 in Americans is 42%, significantly higher than previous ...
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