From Cinderella to The Hunger Games, Black women have long pushed boundaries for their starring roles. Read on to see Halle Bailey, Tessa Thompson and more actresses who've taken on the challenge.

In The Bluest Eye, Morrison struggled to unite the there and not-there in the same figure: Claudia had occupied the positive pole, as it were, and Pecola, the negative. Four novels later, in Beloved, ...

On March 10, 2024, a large tree limb fell on Morrison “Morri” Gray Covin, crushing the right side of her skull. In the years ...

Sesame Street is showing off the diversity and culture of natural hair with a new musical clip for Black History Month.

One Twin Cities woman has opened a hair saloon not only to pursue her own dream, but to inspire others by teaching them what she knows.

'Big Bang Theory' star Kunal Nayyar uses GoFundMe to pay random families' medical bills after being one of the world's ...

Kim Kardashian decided to homeschool her daughter North, 12, to give her room to explore her interests in a "hands-on way," a source tells PEOPLE. The insider adds that the SKIMS co-founder felt that ...

Riding high on last year's success, the ACHSFair broke last year's records by offering over 300 health screenings ...

Micaiah Thompson and his friend took a group of kids ice fishing on a small Iowa lake, where he caught a state-record black crappie.

In its Black History Month series, the educational children's show explores the origins and history of box braids, cornrows, and Zulu Knots for its viewers, young and old.

They are expected to handle many of the same responsibilities as their older counterparts: to dance and to practice, to sew and to bead, ever more frantically as Mardi Gras approaches.