The actress Jurnee Smollett, who is best known for her early roles in Full House and Eve’s Bayou and her more recent performance as Black Canary in Birds of Prey, hails from a family deeply involved i ...

In 1966, Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in Oakland, Calif. The group became widely known for the striking image its members cultivated: black leather ...

The Black Panther Party, founded in 1966 initiated a number of community programs aimed at addressing issues faced by Black ...

This month’s picks look at a political convention, the work of a cinematographer and the films of a revered pair of directors.

Bob Thiele had already spent three decades in the music business recording legendary jazz and pop artists when he started a ...

Without Oliver Stone's intervention, a particular Spike Lee masterpiece would have looked very different. Read more about the experience here.

In her groundbreaking debut book, award-winning journalist and social documentarian Paula Lehman-Ewing delves deep into the evolving landscape of civil rights activism. Through her years of experience ...

In 1966, Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in Oakland, Calif. The group became widely known for the striking image its members cultivated: black ...

In honor of Black History Month and the 30th anniversary of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, several former party members came to tell their stories at the opening of the Black Panther Party ...

Of course, Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton, founders of the Black Panthers were Sigmas, and writer Zora Neale Hurston and actress Esther Rolle were Zetas. But let’s not miss that it was dudes who ...

Kelli McGuffey Pilkington hunts deer and squirrels, fishes whenever she can, stores jars of preserved food she cans herself — ...

In honor of Black History Month, Rowan University's Art Gallery & Museum is presenting a powerful, and free, exhibition.