By Joe Lynch Executive Digital Director Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who endeared himself to millions playing Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show from 1984 (when he was just 13 years old) to 1992, died on Sunday ...

Chip Williford, the director and co-host of the Riverhead-based Poetry Street, has been named Suffolk County Poet Laureate — the first African American ever named to the post in Suffolk.

In 1971, writers James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni sat down for a riveting two-hour conversation about Black love and ...

My father taught me about jazz, poetry, and philosophy, but he couldn’t show me how to be Black and a Red Sox fan.

“Misbehaving at the Crossroads” is the thought-provoking non-fiction debut of Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of “The Age of ...

Paul Laurence Dunbar, who wrote during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is credited as one of the first influential Black poets in America. A graduate of Howard University, he was ...

Just like DC's "Superman," Black celebrities like Don King, Stevie Wonder and Oprah Winfrey have some of the best origin ...

Other events include a one-woman show celebrating neurodivergence at The Marsh and a new glassblowing exhibit at ACCI.

Inside May's Most Glamorous Black Love Moments: From The Met Gala To Dreamy Getaways From attending star-studded events to enjoying quality time abroad, our favorite celebrity couples had a time ...

Essence Festival has deserted its longtime fans, argues Minnesota-based guest columnist Sheletta Brundig. She stopped attending. "Every year, I felt more disconnected from the festival. The last ...