The number of children’s books featuring Black main characters fell by almost 8% last year, research into diversity in UK ...

At the Congressional Black Caucus Conference, leaders and advocates sound the alarm on job loss and economic instability ...

After dealing with menopause while incarcerated, one woman is fostering community, education, and resources for others like ...

The 14th Annual Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners (BUGs) National Conference comes to Dillard University in New Orleans October 23–25, 2026, under the theme “Soil as Sanctuary: Cultivating Culture, ...

Nearly 4m records documenting the lives of enslaved people across 20 former British colonies have been made searchable online for the first time. The records have been digitised and indexed by the ...

“The War on Disco,” a new PBS documentary, explores the backlash against the genre and the issues of race, gender and sexuality that informed it. Singer Gloria Gaynor was one of the powerful Black ...

The baked dish is one of the US’s most popular foods, but its rise can likely be traced back to an enslaved Black chef who worked for Thomas Jefferson. James Hemings returned to Monticello after ...

Today's news and culture by Black and other reporters in the Black and mainstream media. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) played a quiet but remarkable role in rescuing Jewish ...

The Black Travel Summit 2026 comes to Milwaukee October 15–18 under the theme “Renaissance: Rebirth. Renew. Reclaim.” Bringing together Black travel creators, entrepreneurs, hoteliers, investors, ...

We are pleased to announce ABHM’s December Book of the Month: We Charge Genocide edited by William L. Patterson. We invite you to join us on December 19th at 1:30 p.m. for a discussion of the book at ...

Known for his debonair poise and emotive vibrato, the bestselling singer and fixture of ’80s R&B, Freddie Jackson, has died.