Hillside High School in Durham was originally a school for black students before desegregation. Decades later, many of its noted alumni sharpened their skills in the school's drama department. One ...

James Wheatley is a vibrant force behind the thriving Sacramento arts scene as the founder of Celebration Arts.

Wayside Fences, located on Marlboro Road in West Brattleboro, has enabled three generations of the Martin family of ...

Robell Awake is a chairmaker and scholar based in Atlanta, Georgia. He speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his new book, "A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects." ...

Beyoncé won album of the year for “Cowboy Carter” at Sunday's Grammys, delivering her — at last — the show’s elusive top ...

August Wilson's "Fences" runs through Feb. 23 at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. Wali Jamal didn’t write the book on August ...

Investigators confirmed they have recovered a cockpit voice recorder and a flight-data recorder from American Eagle Flight ...

A complex drama about a fictional Illinois-based Black American political family and the Civil Rights movement, “Purpose” returns Jacobs-Jenkins to Broadway after winning three Tony Awards in 2023 ...

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will present several offerings focused on Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright, August ...

It’s always a pleasure to watch a theater company and its acting company grow, and audiences have a wonderful opportunity to see it happening with the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s ...

The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 48.3 million in 2023. That’s up a third (33%) since 2000, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data.