Angélique Kidjo’s coming into the Hollywood Walk of Fame is a historic moment, making her the first African artist to receive a star on the acclaimed California cement.

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Ten iconic names in Black cinema will be inducted into the Hall’s permanent legacy archive inside Boone Theater, from ...

President Abraham Lincoln, with young son Tad and Senator Charles Sumner, salutes a detachment of African-American Union ...

The world’s largest Afrobeats festival is returning to Portugal for its fifth-year anniversary celebration, featuring a ...

Wikimedia Commons Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald made history on May 4, 1959, as the first woman to win a Grammy Award. The ...

Burna Boy revealed that the title of the album, with an overarching theme of resilience, speaks to his survival through difficult periods.

If he wins the general election in November, Mamdani will be the first South Asian, African-born, Muslim and democratic socialist to govern America’s largest city. The 33-year-old Mamdani ...

Forget Hollywood’s obsession with ingénues – these actresses over 50 are stealing the spotlight and delivering the most ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Tazewell made history at the Oscars, becoming the first Black man to win best costume design. Tazewell won for his masterful design work in “Wicked” at the 97th ...

Levister's golf journey began early. In 2004, she became the first African American to win the Virginia Women's Amateur. That same year, she was named VSGA Golfer of the Year.

Each day of the Rochester International Jazz Festival provides a bounty of choices for music lovers. Here are some options.