Kwanzaa celebrations will kick-off today and several events will take place in Atlanta and nationwide. Established in 1966 by Maulana Ron Karenga, Kwanzaa celebrates Black culture, community, family, ...

Tyler Perry proudly stands with members of the cast and crew of his latest film, “The Six Triple Eight,” starring Oprah Winfrey, Kerry Washington and others. Perry wrote and directed the film. The ...

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association America’s financial system is quietly reinforcing old inequities. Black American communities — historically ...

The first poem written by a Black person and published in America is published on Christmas day 1760. It was written by Jupiter Hammon—a slave in Long Island, N.Y., who was allowed to attend school.

Adolphe Duperly’s painting depicting the destruction of the Roehampton Estate in Jamaica during the Baptist War in January ...

The ill effects on finances as a result of divorce due to child support, alimony, reduction in income, Being financially strapped robs you of your ability to save money, your dignity, and your ...

Quavo and the team at Quavo Cares hosted their second annual Huncho Farms in partnership with the Atlanta Community Food Bank and the Atlanta City Council. Supporting seniors who are raising their ...

Savage and his Leading By Example Foundation hosted their sixth annual holiday toy drive at The Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center in partnership with Dekalb County of Atlanta. At ...

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced sentences for 37 of 40 individuals on federal death row were commuted from ...

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was adopted in 1979 by the United ...

Photo: Getty Images Denzel Washington got baptized and became a minister during a live-streamed ceremony on Saturday (1).

In an era of inexplicable dwindling federal and state support for the invaluable urban treasures known as Historically Black Colleges and Universities, galas such as the annual UNCF Atlanta Mayor’s ...