Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

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Supporters of the bill argue that flavored tobacco is designed to entice youth with punchy flavors such as piña colada, strawberry banana and blueberry ice. They say the ban would work to protect the ...

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For Black History Month, the cinema is hosting a six-film retrospective shining a spotlight on groundbreaking performances ...

Listen to the news, and it sounds like the only part of Chicago is the South Side. In reality, all four sides of Chicago (and ...

As for the Relf sisters, they received nothing. No damages, no financial compensation. Alabama offered nothing to those who ...

An exhibition at New York’s Scandinavia House features art and music by black Americans who moved to northern Europe in ...

From movie screenings and concerts to visiting the Muhammad Ali Center, here are numerous ways to celebrate Black History ...

Across New York, exhibitions highlighting the work of activists, from the mostly unknown to the iconic, offer hope, ...

And there was also a shift toward self-improvement. The 1970s - the writer Tom Wolfe famously dubbed it the Me Decade. After the kind of activism of the '60s, Americans and baby boomers in particular ...

Hundreds of people gathered Monday for the 40th annual Martin Luther King Jr. tribute to hear speeches from community leaders ...