by October Gallery
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A mural by the artist who painted the official portrait of Michelle Obama was dedicated on Thursday, portraying not a famous face, but a Philadelphia teen who’s…
Stephanie Farr, The Philadelphia Inquirer TIM TAI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. Featured Image At 8 years old, Neijae Graham-Henries is almost as tall as this reporter. She told me so. She…
Al Roker is one proud papa! The Today show weather anchor, 64, couldn’t resist showing off his 16-year-old son Nicholas “Nick” Albert‘s latest athletic achievement on Instagram Saturday, first posting…
Achieving economic freedom is no small feat but the Black Business Owners of Charlotte (BBOC) are determined to make a nationwide effort to do just that. In honor of this…
People from Baltimore can be cagey about the way outsiders see their city. That’s the kind of thing that happens when you live in close proximity to your more moneyed,…
Exclusive: Fresh from playing the African warrior king Black Panther in Avengers: Endgame, Chadwick Boseman has officially aligned himself to play Yasuke, the first African samurai to swing a sword…
When my cousin was 14, he was lied on by a police officer. It was a crisp, cold day in February. He intended to go to a party in the…
John Phillips has been behind bars since April 8, 1952, when he was arrested on sexual-assault charges. He was 18 years old and only in the ninth grade, and he…
A House Judiciary subcommittee on Wednesday held the first hearing in over a decade on the issue of reparations for black Americans. The hearing took place, fittingly, on the Juneteenth…
On the afternoon of June 17, 1898, thousands of spectators filled an arena to watch a contest between two men, billed as “Black Vs. White.” The black man was Marshall…