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.

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 ...

"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 ...

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.

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 ...

And kids like Tyree Bayan, 21, of Kansas City should never have to experience being singled out for their locs. Tyree is a general studies major at the University of Missouri.

White tears cash out again. A woman identified as Shiloh Hendricks is catching heat after a video went viral showing her calling a Black child the n-word at Soldiers Memorial […] The post White ...

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 ...

On July 19, 2024, the Facebook page SpaceX Fanclub posted a meme claiming actor Jack Black was thrown out of the 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC) after begging to be allowed on stage with ...

At the turn of the 20th century, with few children’s books featuring Black characters, one young editor implored his peers to ‘Let us make the world know that we are living.’ ...

Megan Piphus Peace never dreamed she'd be working on the same set she watched as a child — and inspiring young Black girls to pursue their passions.