Lana Turner's passion is emphasizing the significance of both Black history and its attendant aesthetic sensibility.

At 5 p.m. on West 128th Street in Harlem, the rats are already out, and some days it feels like a test of faith. “I would describe it as biblical. It’s epic. It’s unbelievable,” resident Elizabeth ...

She grew up far from the genteel world of tennis, but became a pre-eminent figure in the women’s sport, reigning as queen of the lawns at Wimbledon and Forest Hills.

Sammy Davis Jr., otherwise known as “Mister Show Business,” was one of Hollywood’s brightest (and most versatile) stars during the 1950s and ’60s. Born in 1925 in Harlem, New York, Davis began ...

Children of people who were targeted during the 1950s McCarthy-era Red Scare say they remember the constant sense of surveillance they felt.

Henrik Ibsen’s groundbreaking 1879 play, “A Doll’s House,” is getting a major update. Director Justin Emeka has adapted the story with a Black cast and changed the location and time period from Norway ...

Former Akron North High School basketball star had fun losing each night as a member of the Washington Generals.

Dance Theatre of Harlem revives its iconic production, including the original sets designed by the late Geoffrey Holder, lovingly restored by his son ...

On a 20-degree night in February 1969, following a snowstorm that clobbered much of North Dakota, 600 people stood outside the Civic Memorial Auditorium in Fargo, waiting and hoping they'd be lucky ...

Walnut Street was a thriving Black business district, until urban renewal destroyed it. Decades later, its legacy still resonates.

BEAUMONT, Texas — A Beaumont-area civic organization is celebrating Black History Month by honoring the African American origins of swing dancing, a dance form that traces its roots to Harlem in the ...