Ilyasa Shabazz was 2 years old when her father, Malcolm X, was slain in New York City in 1965. She spoke Saturday night at Modesto Junior College about his quest for equality for Black people. And she ...

Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture centennial anniversary began last year, and 2026 marks 100 years ...

“Hidden Figures” is the powerful true story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and ...

Meanwhile came the revivals of the nonmusical “Purlie Victorious” (one recent famous one running on Broadway, 2023-24, and in ...

When Ryan Boroski opened Google Classroom to grade his students’ five-paragraph essays, he had three other tabs on standby: ...

This Monday February 9th on KPFA Radio’s Women’s Magazine Kate Raphael talks with Arlene Eisen about her new memoir In the ...

A new PBS documentary explores the life and advocacy of Howard Fuller, the former Public Schools superintendent and voucher ...

American philosopher, theologian and Black rights activist Cornel West told a full gymnasium of students and teachers at ...

Representation isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a necessity, especially in the stories we share with our children. Being able to provide a child with a book featuring characters who look like them is a ...

What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury's Black Innovators & Changemakers issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you're feeling generous and ...

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A program of live music and projection on screen is planned at the Great Valley Museum Planetarium. Other entertainment ...