Making Black Freedom in the World" uses artifacts, art, audio and video to explore the horrors of enslavement alongside the struggle for justice.

One of the greatest inven­tors in American history, Granville T. Woods, is born in Columbus, Ohio. During his life he ...

Damian Goggans' performances of "14 Etudes on The Music of Black Americans" connect audiences to the rich history of ...

Pope Francis, I believe, tried to offer that same warmth. He never completely dismissed tradition, but he leaned toward ...

Nate and Michael Jacobs' musical revue at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe tells the history of tap with a show within a show.

"I was working with filmmakers on the Africans in America team who wanted slave songs, and they kept saying some of the songs I sent were too upbeat, too jolly. I told them that African-Americans ...

Right away, we’re hit with a title card informing us of the story’s time and place: 1932, the Mississippi Delta, two ...

At its core, Exodus tells the story of the Israelites’ liberation from slavery in Egypt, symbolizing humanity’s enduring ...

Jimmie Strother was a man who defined a disappearing culture and whose songs are so important they reside in the Library of Congress.

"I got stopped in Japan at a temple by Black American women who said, 'We love your work,' " Giddens said with a laugh. "It ...

In the summer of 1859, a year before his election to the U.S. presidency, Abraham Lincoln received a curious letter in the ...

There are two kinds of messy big-budget movies, and as of 2025, Ryan Coogler has made them both. There’s the Marvel kind ...