The very first Black winner for an acting Academy Award, Hattie McDaniel won it for Best Supporting Actress with her portrayal of Mammy in Gone With the Wind.

Shocking new details paint a horrific scene in the alleged beating death of a 22-year-old man at the hands of New York State ...

Shocking new details paint a horrific scene in the alleged beating death of a 22-year-old man at the hands of New York State ...

H.E.R. is weighing in on Oscar producers’ decision not to include performances of this year’s best original song nominees ...

In Mark Anthony Green’s feature debut, a gaggle of media pros are invited to the compound of mysterious singer Alfred Moretti for a weekend listening party. What happens to them is predictable—and of ...

Luther and Maudelena Johnson moved to Pittsburgh in 1923 and quickly became leaders in Pittsburgh’s Black arts community. Here's their story.

Among the many controversies of this year's Oscars race, some believe that favourites to take home the acting awards have ...

Thousands of Canadians visit Jamaica each winter to escape the winter blues (Canadians make up Jamaica’s second-largest ...

The crowd erupted. “Hallelujah!” That was Sunita Kumari’s introduction to Pastor Bajinder Singh in Jalandhar’s Tajpur village ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s family is concerned that President Trump's order to release records about his assassination could revive the FBI's attempts to discredit him — efforts that sought to exploit ...

Shaka King doesn’t do that with Judas and the Black Messiah, as his film covers the last portion of Fred Hampton’s life. That includes his founding of the Rainbow Coalition and surveillance by ...

In 1950s, Oscar speeches averaged just 3 sentences. Over time, winners became more talkative. By 2024, the average speech had ...