If a film is centered on the lives of African-Americans and other marginalized individuals, it passes this must-needed test.

The Kentucky native was the first African-American and woman elected to the U.S. State Senate.

The big winners from the 2016 SAG Awards ranged in race, as Hollywood clearly plans to acknowledge talent and not color preference.

Baltimore is home to one of the country’s ‘most dynamic cultural and educational institutions’, the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum.  In addition to their normal hours, the museum will host a series of events this February based on their 2016 theme, And a Little Child Shall Lead Them:  Black Youth in the Struggle.  Their message […]

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As part of their After Dark Series, the National Aquarium will celebrate Black History Month on February 6th with ‘a special evening focused on Black History throughout the region featuring music, performances and more fun for the whole family!’ You can ‘Explore local history of African Americans on the Eastern Shore with art from the Reginald […]

Gianni Graham, 9, wants to "encourage and inspire" 1,000 girls in homeless shelters and foster care by giving them a Barbie doll.

The awards' theme, eloquently titled Cocktails, Cinema & Revolution, will honor famed director Ava DuVernay, MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry, Black Lives Matter, and actor Hill Harper on Feb. 10.

Each Saturday in February, the USS Constellation at the Inner Harbor will host “To Catch a Thief” “This one-hour tour aboard USS Constellation will focus on the US ship’s role in intercepting and prohibiting the illegal Atlantic slave trade in the years leading up to the Civil War. Tour and hands-on activities combine to bring […]