AMC offering $5 movie tickets to celebrate Black History Month

For $5, moviegoers can see a select set of films starring or created by Black filmmakers and actors. Here's the list.

Models push for reform ahead of New York Fashion Week

Next Friday kicks off New York Fashion Week, where models wear top designers and strut down runways exuding beauty and stylish sophistication.

Black History Month 2024 theme: African Americans’ influence on the arts in the US

This year’s theme highlights the influence Black artists have had on visual and performing arts, as well as literature, fashion, music, film, and much more.

Harriet Tubman monument unveiled in New Jersey

The “Shadow of a Face” monument replaced a statue of Christopher Columbus which was removed in June 2020.

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe: Entrepreneur is 1st Black woman to trailblaze the way to all 195 countries

Jessica Nabongo is the first Black woman on record to visit all 195 countries in the world. Now she's using her story to educate and inspire others to travel and experience the world, too. 

When will Harriet Tubman finally be on the $20 bill?

Obama administration Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had selected Tubman to replace Andrew Jackson, the nation’s seventh president, on the $20 bill. But that was years ago.

Parades, festivals, expos: Black History Month events in 10 US cities

Just because your city didn’t make the list doesn’t mean there isn’t something going on for Black History Month, so be sure to check social media and search Google for local events.

Slavery reparations: How the US can follow one town's effort to right dark past

Should Black Americans be compensated for generations of oppression? From local communities to the steps of Congress, a PBS documentary airing on this MLK Day highlights the debate over reparations for slave descendants.

Historic Hinchliffe Stadium could host baseball once again

Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, New Jersey, is one of the last remaining ballparks associated with the Negro Leagues. Will a major renovation entice Major League Baseball to hold a future "Field of Dreams" game there?

Revamped James Beard Awards seek to recognize diverse culinary innovators

The James Beard Awards were on hiatus for two years while the foundation audited and revised its policies and procedures. The prestigious awards are now back with the goal of having broader horizons.