On Spelman's Founder’s Day, we celebrate the legendary Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, the 87-year-old trailblazer who made history as the first African American woman to serve as president of Spelman College.

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RuPaul's Rainbow Book Bus is hitting the road to counter book bans across America, distributing books targeted by those who want to limit access to diverse and educational texts.

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The last two survivors of the Tulsa race massacre appeared at Oklahoma’s Supreme Court last week demanding that the land and property that was destroyed during the riot be returned to survivors and their children.

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Almost 80 years after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the remains of a Black teenage sailor from Virginia have been found and will soon be laid to rest.

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The first Black-owned Freight Farm is opening in Hennepin County, Minnesota, helping to address food insecurity and inequality in agriculture in the rural area.

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Dr. Ramona Edelin, an educator and activist who helped popularize the term “African American” in the late 1980s, died Feb. 19 at 78.

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Three New Jersey natives went from behind bars to business owners when they opened MacroBites, the first Black-owned ready-to-eat meal service company in the nation.

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Halle Bailey has been tapped to star in Universal Pictures’ new coming-of-age film inspired by the life of noted producer and musician, Pharrell Williams.

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Missy Elliott is finally hitting the road on her first-ever headlining tour with fellow musical powerhouses: Busta Rhymes, Ciara, and Timbaland.

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Ryan Coogler is set to produce a new jukebox musical film featuring the music of the one and only Prince for Universal Pictures.

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Steve Harvey is helping to make wellness a priority for others through The Steve Harvey Network, a network of programming and interactive community available through the streaming service, Fireside.

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Coach Dawn Staley led the University of South Carolina women's basketball team to an undefeated season and her third national title, making history as the first Black coach to achieve this remarkable feat in college basketball.

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Lenny Kravitz partners with the sunglasses brand, Ray-Ban, for a rock-and-roll-inspired take on the brand’s Reverse sunglasses.

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Since its inception in 2008, the Disney Dreamers Academy has been a lighthouse for aspiring youth, offering a rare mentoring opportunity to Black high school students and teens from underserved communities.

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Black-owned fragrance brand Brown Girl Jane is the first Black woman-owned fine fragrance line to be sold on Sephora's online platform.

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Nearly 30 years after that historic night, The Recording Academy continues to honor Hill’s record breaking, history-making contribution by inducting Miseducation into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame.

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Walt Disney Imagineering is giving fans a sneak peek at the groundbreaking new attraction, Tiana's Bayou Adventure, through their YouTube series, We Call It Imagineering.

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Bronny James, the son of NBA superstar LeBron James, has announced his entry into the 2024 NBA Draft while preserving his college eligibility, making the declaration via social media.

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Disney Junior has just unveiled the first glimpse of its latest animated series, ‘Ariel,’ a musical adventure tailored for preschoolers, featuring Mykal-Michelle Harris, Taye Diggs and Amber Riley.

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This content creator stumbled upon an unexpected gem when he interviewed a woman known simply as Granny Smith, who turned out to be a phenomenal on-the-spot basketball analyst

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