In homage to “Empress of the Blues” Bessie Smith, Mayfield delivered a performance of “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” that was as ...

“African American intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance took public roles to champion black ... struggles and experiences through the arts. “Art isn’t neutral,” Johnson said. “It’s not meant to be ...

From rejecting muted colors in favor of bold, expressive hues to curating books and art that honored my heritage, each design ...

This was the establishment’s first renovation in 30 years,” Dr. Vanessa Thaxton-Ward said. “It gives us the opportunity to ...

Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing ...

Blake Gopnik, author of 'The Maverick's Museum,' on the contradictory life and legacy of the man behind the world-famous ...

African American literary works have forever served a dual purpose: art and as an instrument ... The literature that emerged from the Harlem Renaissance didn’t just document a movement; it ...

Veteran Opera Theatre St. Louis attendees have known Brownlee for decades; as a Gerdine Young Artist in 1999 and 2000, he ...

This group is not only preserving the arts; they're safeguarding truth, and ensuring our collective future remains as bold, boundless, and Black as it has always been ...

The writer whose own books are modern literary classics reveals the great works that inspired him ...