Black characters and stories have long existed in the classical canon, but they are too often overlooked, obscured by a Western-centric lens.

Original Mature Groovers will hold the second annual Black History Ball in celebration of Black History Month.This year's b ...

Mobley watches the body of her son, Emmett, being lowered into his grave. Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images JANUARY 1 1804—Jean Jacques Dessalines pro­claims the independence of Haiti from France.

But Hughes is one of a handful of artists whose work spanned both the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts Movement of the ...

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But Hughes is one of a handful of artists whose work spanned both the Harlem Renaissance and ... by the Harlem Suitcase Theater. The play used African American history as a frame, calling to ...

NEW YORK (RNS) – Harlem ... American history and culture. The Apollo’s Kwanzaa celebration returned with an updated show from the award-winning Harlem troupe Forces of Nature Dance Theatre.

A small theater troupe in the town of Whynot has gathered to put up their director's new version of A Christmas Carol. From the first rehearsal to opening night, we follow these sometimes ...

“Black Belt” by Archibald J. Motley, Jr. The piece was featured at the recent Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition "The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism." In March of 1924, more than ...

Dance Theater of Harlem dancers perform 'Swan Lake, Act 2' at City Center, New York, New York, 1979. CREDIT: Photograph © 1979 Jack Vartoogian/FrontRowPhotos. ALL ...

For 90 years, the Apollo Theater has shaped American culture, launching icons like James Brown and Aretha Franklin. This year, it became the first institution honored by the Kennedy Center ...