Dorothy Steel, an actress who appeared in Black Panther, has died.
Melvin Van Peebles, the pioneering African-American auteur behind the 1970s films Watermelon Man and Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, has died.
Gloria Richardson, an influential yet largely unsung civil rights pioneer, has died. She was 99.
Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from New Orleans, Louisiana, won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, becoming the first African American contestant to win in...
Paul Mooney, an empowering figure in the comedy world, has died at the age of 79.
Hester Ford, the oldest living American with more than 120 great-great-grandchildren has died peacefully in her home, her family said.
Tishaura Jones has made history becoming St. Louis' third Black mayor and the city's first Black woman mayor.
Midwin Charles, attorney and legal analyst for CNN, MSNBC and other media outlets, died Tuesday at the age of 47, her family announced.
Kim Janey has become the first female and first Black to take the office as Boston's next mayor.
Former middleweight champion and boxing legend Marvin Hagler has died at the age of 66
