Culture

Roughly 275 graves belonging to formerly enslaved Black tenant farmers on a Virginia tobacco plantation are being relocated to accommodate...

A recent study published by Consumer Reports found cancer-causing ingredients like benzene, lead, and methyl chloride in 10 popular synthetic...

Carol’s Daughter is back to being fully Black woman-owned and independently operated after its sale by L’Oréal USA. L’Oréal announced...

Hazel Dukes, the former NAACP national president and renowned civil rights leader, passed away in Harlem on Saturday. She was...

Walt Disney Animation Studios has officially abandoned its plans for the Tiana animated series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the...

And the moment goes to... The 97th Academy Awards lit up Hollywood on Sunday night (March 2), celebrating the year’s...

Paul Tazewell just cemented his place in Oscar history! The 60-year-old costume designer behind the fantastical wardrobe of Wicked won...

Yes! Black people scuba dive, too —and even break world records while doing it! According to Essence, on December 3,...

Google has quietly removed cultural observances like Black History Month, Women’s History Month, and Pride Month from its calendar app....

The 2025 Super Bowl will go down in history for a number of reasons. First, Kendrick Lamar delivered one of...

If Rosa Parks were still alive today, she would be celebrating her 112th birthday. In one quiet act of resistance...

Omaha native Jewel Rodgers has officially made history as Nebraska’s first Black poet laureate, BOTWC reports. She also holds the...

Dawn Staley has made history once again. The University of South Carolina head women's basketball coach recently signed a seven-year,...

At a time when Black culture is slowly being erased, moments like this matter more than ever. For the first...

In July 2023, the Florida State Board of Education approved new African American history standards that sparked national outrage for...