arts-entertainment

A man in a straw hat clutching a knife creeps toward the figure of a large woman asleep under the...

“Americans, we’re getting better,” says Alfre Woodard, sounding, well, presidential. “But it’s hard.” The actress, on the phone from Santa...

Tim Brown played on a high school football team that won four games in three seasons and he went to...

Thousands gathered under blue skies Saturday to hear the music of neo-soul artist Erykah Badu, who took the stage at...

Even from a young age, author Alice Walker was keeping a record. The Georgia native began storing her notebooks, journals...

Women’s college basketball is getting good marks in racial diversity for its coaching hires. One reason: The search committees for...

Stories of race and gender prevailed at this year’s Pulitzer Prizes, with “Ruined,” Lynn Nottage’s harrowing tale of survival set...

During a “Meet the Press” round-table earlier this month, NBC’s David Gregory turned to Rutgers University economist William Rodgers for...

A glowing bronze crown meant to evoke historical imagery of African-Americans emerged Tuesday as the winning architectural concept for a...