“I decided if I want to continue to sing, which I love, I need to keep moving,” the singer and civil-rights activist Mavis Staples said....

When I saw Dick Gregory speak at a banquet, not a single fork hit a plate. Not a single chair faced away from the stage. Mr. Gregory was...

The decision of Edward Albee’s estate to deny production rights over the casting choice of a black actor has reignited a debate over...

Why Trump Was Able to Sucker the World on Syria By NEAL GABLER | APRIL 12, 2017 It is pretty amazing how quickly the media and suck-up...

From Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro to Ava DuVernay’s 13th, the factual film-makers tackling race in the era of Black Lives Matter...

Some of the most famous names in music have paid their respects to the 90-year-old, who was seen as a pioneer of rock‘n’roll By James...

The singer, known for the 70s disco anthem We Are Family, was found dead in her home in Phoenix, Arizona By Associated Press / Saturday,...

Now in its second season, the underground railroad drama is a slick yet complex look at one of the least examined stories of the...

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He had a hand-to-mouth childhood in a rough neighbourhood, then went to a football college. So how did the 37-year-old end up making the...

Shows such as When We Rise and Shots Fired are introducing social issues into a schedule filled with escapism but can the Big Four ever...

NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Harvard’s Henry Louis Gates Jr., who sets out to change what known about those civilizations with his...

It has divided presidential opinion with its treatment of race, but Kenya Barris’s series is redefining modern comedy by balancing issues...

The funk legend’s influence on music will live on By Britni Danielle /Ebony / February 17, 2017 Music has lost another legend. Funk...

Blending secular sounds with an uplifting devotional message, the artist aims to “make God famous” through his music. By Vinson...

The first trailer for Jordan Peele’s directorial debut about a murderous white community is a refreshing vision in a genre that often...

Wisconsin native won seven Grammys in three categories in 50-year career. Biggest hits were We’re in This Love Together and Moonlighting...

DuVernay’s last film, Selma, was overlooked at the Oscars. Her documentary 13th, which links Trump-era America to its racist past, is a...

Tamron Hall will reportedly be replaced by Megyn Kelly, who has “a well-documented history of offensive remarks.” By Sara Boboltz ...

Screen Actors Guild gave top prizes to the stars of the fact-based Nasa drama and the sci-fi show while powerful speeches against Donald...