The difference between owning a book by a Black author and experiencing its power lies in reading it aloud — particularly for kids' books, which can help kids speak up about their own experiences.

"The Rise Up, Sing Out shorts touch on a lot of real-world issues," says Questlove in a statement, "especially for young Black kids, that just weren't talked about when we were growing up." The ...

Statistics about the social mobility of Black lives don’t always do justice to what it looks like up close for one person. That’s where movies come in handy as vessels of understanding and, in ...

Megan Piphus Peace is the voice of 6-year-old Gabrielle on “Sesame Street,” and the first Black woman puppeteer in the show’s more than 50-year history.

Kid Cudi performs at the 2015 Lollapalooza music festival at Grant Park on August 1, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Josh Brasted / FilmMagic Oct. 12, 2016, 11:32 AM EDT / Updated Oct. 12, 2016, 11:32 ...

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After white middle-aged Forbes contributor Gene Marks described what he would do " If I Were a Poor Black Kid</a>,&quot;&nbsp;the Internet has done a total takedown of the tone-deaf piece, giving ...