Many a socialite visited Ann Lowe’s Gowns, a salon on Manhattan’s Lexington Avenue, in the 1950s. The daughter and granddaughter of African American seamstresses, Lowe designed the wedding dress worn ...

The University community is recognizing Black History Month with scholarly programs spanning the month, opening with a ...

Books have long been a cornerstone of cultural preservation and empowerment; this is especially true within the African-American community, where books created for us and by us have a history of being ...

In recent years, allies have searched for ways to help and better understand the ongoing causes and effects of racism and ...

From bestsellers to cultural classics, Larry Miles has stocked the shelves inside his bookstore full of history. "I feel there's a need for our people to know who they are," Miles said. In 1991, the U ...

On Saturday night, the NAACP celebrated the winners of its annual Image Awards event, spanning music, film and literature. We had shared all 40 nominees in the latter category last week and are back ...

Hundreds of beautiful and impactful books celebrating African American life and history will be on display and for sale. Over 40 of the industry's top authors and illustrators will also be on hand to ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - On Sunday, Tonisha Kimble is using Juneteenth weekend to bring attention to African American-rooted literature. “I did have a physical space in Gulfport for about a year and ...

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte African American Book Festival turned the page on its first chapter. The organization hosted its first annual festival in Uptown this weekend. It happened Saturday at the ...

WASHINGTON — A veteran activist of the Civil Rights Movement said he was notified by the Smithsonian Institution that items he loaned to the National Museum of African American History and Culture may ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Congratulations everyone! We made it through the first full month of 2026. January brought us new resolutions, a chance to refresh ...