But while Larsen was celebrated as one of the Harlem Renaissance era’s most promising writers in the late 1920s, she was ...

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White Southern myths about slavery, including a story about enslavers' Christmas benevolence, have helped prop up racism.

Museum of African American History president Noelle Trent tapped Lasell senior Hazel Nichol to create her Living Legends look ...

Marlon James’ Get Millie Black immediately subverts expectations: The HBO drama, which premiered November 25, is a detective story, not, as you might expect from a collaboration between one of the ...

Despite pressure for students to choose STEM over the humanities, classes in literature, art and history can provide students ...

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Born in Pittsburgh, Andrea Hairston is a playwright, author, retired professor of theater and Africana studies at Smith ...

Chris Rock stepped onto Studio 8H looking like a new man. He used his monologue to take whacks at targets both expected and ...

The African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania held its annual luncheon on Thursday, celebrating ...

The Iowa native reflects on growing up in Des Moines, illustrating Black history and inspiring children to write their own ...

Filmmaker Booker T. Mattison returns with his latest project, An Unusual Suspect, a legal thriller slated for release on Tubi on March 28, 2025. Known for his compelling storytelling, Mattison’s new f ...