In April 1912, a young Black woman named Clementine Barnabet confessed to murdering four families in and around Lafayette, Louisiana. The widespread news coverage at the time effectively branded her a ...

It is almost that time again, yes, Black History Month, and recently, before the winter storm hit Texas, I was doing a nice jog, and this question came to mind. First of all, let's have a little ...

Four Detroit businesses are closing, taking history, memory and neighborhood identity with them. What their loss means for the city’s revival.

As the Year of the Horse clatters into view, the Celestial—or the 19th-century word for “Chinese”—empire has become ...

Socialites, come get a load of this: after all that hooting and hollering and disrespecting two entire communities, Kanye West is now making a formal apology… and this time, it looks like he really ...

Another Friday, another jobs report. Another reminder that when the economy gets shaky, we feel it first and we feel it hardest. And most importantly, a reality check that no one is coming to save us.

Job application unemployment by vicky_81 via iStock for WMNF News. Amanda Nataro was getting ready to travel to Liberia for a work trip when notice came that all travel was suspended. She was locked ...

Ruth E. Carter is getting her flowers in a major way. The iconic costume designer just earned her fifth Oscar nomination for her work on Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” officially becoming the ...

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Ruth E. Carter continues to set milestones for Black women at the Oscars. The legendary artisan earned her fifth Oscar nomination for best costume design for her work in Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners.” The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. William Shakespeare was a “black Jewish woman”, according to a new book. It claims that the truth of Shakespearean authorship has ...

The author of a new book about William Shakespeare is claiming that the works of the famed playwright were actually written by a black, Jewish woman. The book, “The Real Shakespeare: Emilia Bassano ...