Illinois State University’s African American Studies Program is hosting its inaugural film series. Three times in February, ...

Celebrate the Black experience this February with these entertaining and informative streaming shows and movies.

On February 12, a selection of films that all took home accolades will be screened again at the Gene Siskel as part of the Best of the Black Harvest Film Festival showcase, with submissions for the ...

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.

The expression Black Hawk Down, the title of a Hollywood film, has become shorthand for a 1993 US military disaster in ...

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 ...