As Black History Month continues, here are some events going on in New York. These events showcase the excellence of Black history.

His New Federal Theater in New York provided a rare stage for Black playwrights and emerging actors, among them Denzel Washington, Phylicia Rashad and Chadwick Boseman.

A prolific writer and lecturer, he viewed U.S. history through the lens of class struggle. But some accused him of defending ...

Harlem has changed dramatically since its storied Renaissance, yet the magic remains, and the history is still palpable — if one knows where to look.

Woodie King Jr., an influential force in Black theater, died at a hospital in New York on January 29. He was 88.

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, ESSENCE celebrates 13 Black women who forever-changed the beauty ...

Culture / The origins of the Before Columbus Foundation. Ishmael Reed In New York during the 1960s, I came under the influence of Black cultural nationalists, such as Askia Touré, the founder of the ...

Singer LaMonte McLemore, a founding member of vocal group The 5th Dimension, whose smooth pop and soul sounds with a touch of psychedelia brought them big hits in the 1960s and ’70s, has died. He was ...

The actor was best known for playing Lamont Sanford, opposite Redd Foxx's Fred Sanford in the hit 1970s sitcom. Wilson died ...

The first thing to know about “From My Hometown,” at Winter Park Playhouse, is that director Deisree Montes has assembled a dynamite cast of actors who ooze charisma. The second thing to know is that ...

Staff at the Bronx Times spoke with Vanessa Gibson about her accomplishments during her first term and her priorities for the future.

Cast: Ben Platt, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Bob Balaban, David Corenswet, Julia Schlaepfer, Laura Dreyfuss, Theo Germaine, Rahne Jones, Benjamin Barrett, Jessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow, Judith Light, ...