Now on stage at La Jolla Playhouse is the play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" by New York-based playwright Jocelyn Bioh. The play opened on Broadway in 2023, and was nominated for six Tony Awards ...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed a bill that would have allowed African American history courses to count toward high school graduation requirements. The measure, which was introduced in ...

At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month.

Several artifacts are being removed from the National Museum of African American History and Culture, according to the owners of the artifacts. The removals come after the Trump administration ...

That was also the year that Joe gained some black comrades in arms, although the face of the African-American G.I. Joe doll was identical ... He sprouted big fuzzy hair and a bushy beard that ...

Massachusetts’ Museum of African American History learned Wednesday night a three-year federal grant was terminated. Its leader worries their work is at risk after President Donald Trump issued an ...

A new book will focus on South Carolina's first African American female physician. Authors Dr. Walter B. Curry, Beverly Aiken-Muhammad and Anusha Ghosh present the narrative of Dr. Matilda Evans ...

Want to go? “Black Butterfly: Proud and Beautiful African American Doll Collection” opens Feb. 1 at the High Point Museum, 1859 E. Lexington Ave., with an opening reception will be held from ...

The first phase of Lafayette's African American Heritage Trail was unveiled Friday at a downtown church that dates back to 1872. Trinity Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, at 604 Lee Ave., ...

The story of African American athletes in professional sports is one of resilience, determination, and triumph. From breaking barriers in segregated leagues to becoming global icons, their journey ...

A woman out of Omaha, Nebraska, has transformed her personal collection of more than 750 historic African-American dolls into a free museum. WOWT reported that the Doll Museum of African-American ...

LaVon Stennis-Williams is displaying more than 750 historic dolls inside The Doll Museum of African-American History ... like Black children, from hair textures to the skin tones,” she ...