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Black History

A collage of book covers

10 Must-Read Books By Black Authors Using Fantasy to Explore Black Imagination

These are some of the best fantasy books to check out during Black History Month and all year long.
By Brigid Flanagan

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: February 2-8

A new 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' series starring Donal Glover, one of the strangest musicals ever made, the final season of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' and a new DreamWorks animated movie are just some of this week's streaming highlights.
By Laura Babiak

The Lifestyle Brands Giving Back for Black History Month

It's always important to celebrate Black culture, history and people.
By Morgan Halberg

Prince Harry and Meghan Surprised a Virtual Poetry Class for Black History Month

By Morgan Halberg

The Metropolitan Opera is Showcasing Black Classical Singers for Black History Month

By Helen Holmes

Prince Harry and Meghan Call for the End of Structural Racism in the U.K.

By Morgan Halberg

Lil Kim Honored by NYC Council for African-American Music Appreciation Month

By Madina Toure

NYC Honors African-American Community in Central Harlem With New Historic District

By Madina Toure
A memorial service for the late Shirley Chisholm, the country's first African-American congresswoman, in 2005.

Shirley Chisholm Could Become 2nd Black Woman to Have Statue in US Capitol

By Madina Toure
Lynne Patton, vice president of the Eric Trump Foundation, at the Republican National Convention.

Lynne Patton: Mainstream Media Has ‘Declared War on Minority Conservatives’

By Madina Toure
Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks at the New York Historical Society on June 20, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Declares February 22 ‘Loretta Lynch Day’

By Madina Toure
William Bullard, Thomas A. & Margaret Dillion Family, about 1904; printed 2016, Facsimile produced from glass plate negatives lent by Frank Morrill.

Long Lost Photographic History of People of Color on Display in Worcester

By Margaret Carrigan
New York Knicks President Phil Jackson.

Once a Pioneer, New York Knicks Stumble Into Racial Tone Deafness

By Nicolaus Mills
Shackles for slave children are seen on display at the New-York Historical Society.

Black History Month: Remembering Mary Turner and the ‘Holocaust of Lynchings’

By Michael Sainato
the spaniels

Capitalism Has Long Suppressed the Contributions of Black Musicians

By Justin Joffe
The DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, see from under the Manhattan Bridge.

Bob Dylan Paints Brooklyn’s Top Instagram Spot, Boyle Heights Galleries Vandalized

By Alanna Martinez
Janelle Monae, Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer in Hidden Figures. The film won't be released until January, but the book it's based on is released today.

Meet the Black Female Mathematicians Who Helped America Win the Space Race

By John Bonazzo
Kendrick Lamar in concert.

A Historic Week in Hip-Hop: Kendrick’s New Album Is What Kanye Thinks He’s Doing

By Justin Joffe
Nina circa 1968 (Photo by Getty Images)

How Journalist Alan Light Wrote Nina Simone’s Biography in Reverse

By Justin Joffe
President Lyndon B Johnson (1908 - 1973) discusses the Voting Rights Act with civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Google Just Added 5,000 Works of Black History

By Jas Chana

Down the Aisle With a Freed Slave

By Kamau Ware
Ta-Nehisi Coates.

What Ta-Nehisi Coates Can Learn From the Jewish Experience

By Andrew Eil

Teaching Kendrick Lamar and Social Justice in and Outside the Classroom

By Michelle Threadgould

Black Don’t Crack! Prominent New Yorkers (Except Governor Patterson) Play It Straight and Serious for Black History Month

By Benjamin-Emile Le Hay
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