This Day in Black History: May 22, 1967
Poet, playwright and columnist Langston Hughes died in New York City....
This Day in Black History: Feb. 1, 1960
Four Black college students are refused service at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greens...
Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett Tapped for Black Nativity
Jennifer Hudson also in talks to star....
Casting News: Cicely Tyson Returns to Broadway, Forest Whitaker to Sing for Kasi Lemmons
Oscar-winner Tyson comes back to the stage after thirty years....
This Day in Black History: April 27, 1945
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 27, ...
This Day in Black History: April 26, 1886
Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues," was born in Columbus, Georgia, on April 26, 1886....
Ebony/Jet Founder John H. Johnson Honored With U.S. Postal Stamp
Johnson appeared on the Forbes list of wealthiest Americans....
Legendary Filmmaker Dies
Posted Dec. 18, 2007 – St. Clair Bourne, the pioneering filmmaker who served as producer of the nat...
Obama Picks Poet for Inauguration Ceremony
There’s been yet another special addition to next month’s inaugural festivities. ...
Civil Rights Museum Opens in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
The W.E.B. Du Bois Center in Great Barrington recently unveiled the Museum of Civil Rights Pioneers...
Tyrese, Nas and Luke James Join Black Nativity Cast
Production of Christmas musical back on track....
Denzel Washington Donates Millions, Hires Phylicia Rashad
The Oscar-winning actor gives over $2 million....
Poetry, Politics and Common Sense
Are right-wing Republicans using Common's poetry as a political wedge against Obama?...
A Spectacular Jurnee
Posted Dec. 21, 2007 -- The young woman wearing the form-fitting gray pencil skirt, sleeveless blac...
Iconic Black Photographer Roy DeCarava Dies
Iconic Black Photographer Roy DeCarava Dies...
