The California Legislative Black Caucus rolled out proposals to advance racial equity amid federal attacks on racial preference programs.

Tariq Trotter’s 2023 memoir about growing up in Philadelphia will be the focus of the Free Library’s all-city reading program.

Gwendolyn Jackson, a cervical cancer survivor, details her harrowing fight against tough odds: "I just kept showing up." ...

'The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are,' by The Roots cofounder Tariq Trotter, aka Black Thought, is ...

What was just a Black History Month celebration in Carroll County has turned into an 18-month project to explore the untold stories of Sykesville.

Mayor Cherelle Parker joined the Free Library of Philadelphia and Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation on Friday to ...

In Black religious spaces, this is also referred to as being anointed or having an assignment. Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta embodies this, having prepared for this moment since he was eleven, serving as the ...

Since Trotter will be spending so much time in Philly the next few months, we asked him to describe a perfect Philly day. Trotter, 51, is a nostalgic cat so his ideal day includes the sounds and ...

Even better, their caption revealed that the hack doesn't just stop there. They noted they intentionally use water-soluble ...

A Delta Air Lines passenger recalls the moment he thought he was going to die when the airplane went belly-up after crashing ...

Angela Bassett is sharing how she really felt about losing the 2023 Best Supporting Actress Oscar to Jamie Lee Curtis.

After founding the Journal, Woodson decided to go further and start “Negro History Week” in 1926. He timed this for the ...