Every year since 1995, ESSENCE’s Festival of Culture has called upon Black artists across generations to capture its energy, spirit and significance—turning each poster into a piece of living history.

“Diff'rent Strokes” star Todd Bridges says Gary Coleman's father 'tried to have me fired' from show ...

On Instagram, the artist Joseph Awuah-Darko asked the world to invite him to dinner before he ended his life. More than 150 meals later, he is still going.

A vibrant new mural celebrating Black legacy and community was unveiled outside Jubilee Arts in West Baltimore, created through a collaboration between Creative Nomads and Afro Charities. Featuring ...

Post a photo online or dine at particular restaurants and a painful truth becomes apparent: even in a predominantly Black ...

Museums across the U.S. are displaying artifacts that represent and reflect landmark events of the Civil Rights era. Visitors to the Henry Ford near Detroit can see the bus Rosa Parks was riding ...

The festival boasts authentic African food, music, dance performances, artwork and even a fashion show featuring traditional African attire.

The late 1960s saw black consciousness philosophy gaining traction, and one of its manifestations began to show at the ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Seth Worley, director of the feature film Sketch, where a young girl's drawings of monsters ...

The Supreme Court may extinguish a law that more than any other made the promise of American democracy a reality.