by October Gallery
After 52 years of waiting, Senegal is finally opening what has been described as the largest museum of Black civilization in the capital, Dakar. With close to 14,000 square metres…
On a walking tour of the New Orleans Garden District, my husband and I exchanged meaningful glances after the fourth or fifth time our guide delicately referred to the slaves…
Regina King has just inked a first-look deal with Netflix to produce films and television series, prompting much excitement on social media. King’s company, Royal Ties (King, Royal ― her…
Soul of a Nation, currently on view at the Broad Museum, brings together a diverse selection of work made by African American artists between 1963 and ’83, correcting a historical…
The proposed rehabilitation of Nina Simone’s childhood home in Tryon, N.C., is moving forward, according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The group has completed an official assessment of…
The African Union is a continental body that consists of all of the 55 African nations, and its mission can be described as overcoming the greatest weapon that colonial powers…
No one elevated South Central Los Angeles to the point of universal conversation like the late John Singleton. Filmmakers such as Melvin Van Peebles and Charles Burnett had both set…
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, a 1983 U.S. Military Academy graduate who has held high-ranking Army posts in Europe and Asia, will become the first black…
Viola Davis usually has an answer for everything. That’s according to the actress herself. “I’m someone who always has a solution,” Davis tells SELF. But a year and a half…
As Joe Biden prepares to enter the crowded Democratic field for the 2020 presidential election, it wouldn’t be surprising if the former vice president will join the other 19 declared…