The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will host a screening of a film created by three Northern Kentucky ...

Midway through Black History Month, it’s worth noting the relative brevity of Black film history—the very first major-studio feature to be directed by an African-American didn’t come along until 1969, ...

Aerospace startup Boom says they've proven quiet supersonic flight is possible with their passenger airplanes after a ...

THOMASVILLE- Historic footage from a baseball game played at Thomasville, Georgia’s Pebble Hill Plantation has made its way for inclusion in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in ...

From the triumphs of Jesse Owens to the early days of hip-hop, there's a lot to learn and celebrate in February.

With Black History Month underway, locals have several opportunities in the coming weeks to learn the often-unheard history ...

Melvin Van Peebles, whose low-budget 1971 phenomenon, “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” — an X-rated film about a Black ...

Braceville is a small community with a lot of history. It produced famous athletes, such as boxer Earnie Shavers, who fought ...

Before Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, she made ...

The new film 'Nickel Boys' is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead and it focuses on the friendship ...

AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGY CLASS: The Howland Library Branch, 9095 East Market St., will offer an African American Genealogy class 3 p.m. Tuesday for adults. Learn to trace your family history using ...

Based on the classic novel by Alice Walker, “The Color Purple”, is the coming of age story of a girl named Celie Harris in ...