Early in the year, the significant legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. resonates strongly. The third Monday in January is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, providing an occasion for reflection, along with ...

José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, radical Puerto Rican activist and civil rights icon, passed away on January 10, 2025. He was 76. Best ...

The pioneering director of New Jack City and Posse discusses his unusual childhood, his relationship with Hollywood decision-makers, and why his director father Melvin doesn’t have a star on the Walk ...

Trayon White came up in local politics as a direct protege of iconic and infamous former Mayor Marion Barry. Now the D.C.

A monthly round-up of news about Caribbean books and writers, presented by the Bocas Lit FestWELCOME to the latest ...

Chicago’s Very Own WGN-TV will present special features celebrating Black History Month on WGN News, People to People, and WGN News Special: Honoring Black ...

BroadwayWorld chats with trailblazing actor/writer/director Robert Townsend about 'Living the Shuffle,' his rollercoaster ...

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

A federal freeze on loans and grants announced this week by the Donald Trump administration has numerous agencies and ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Councilmember Trayon White's lawyer made his case before the D.C. Council arguing that his client ...

Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling reiterated that his department cannot assist ICE, but they can communicate with the ...

Not how I "remembered" it. In THE PINK PANTHER, Sir Charles Lytton (David Niven), a globetrotting bachelor who is in secret a super-thief called the Phantom, has been making fools of police around the ...