“Mahalia Jackson, Moving On Up a Little Higher:
The Story of An American Civil Rights Pioneer” by Timothy B. Tyson & Mary D. Williams
Terri Schlichenmeyer's Latest Articles
She Saved Every Note She Ever Wrote. Her Son Turned Them Into a Book After Her Death.
After his mother's death, Blair Underwood sifted through piles of her notebooks and notes. What he found became "A Soldier's Wife."
Black Soldiers’ Double Battle Against Racism And the Jungle In Vietnam
Wil Haygood’s "The War Within a War" uncovers the raw reality of Black soldiers fighting the Vietnam War—and systemic racism.
Arsenio Hall Breaks His Silence on the End of His Iconic Talk Show and Life After the Spotlight
Arsenio Hall’s new memoir "Arsenio" is a star-studded, authentic look at his life from magic-obsessed kid to late-night icon.
The Hidden History of the Black Comedians Who Rewrote American Humor
They didn't just tell jokes; they acted as America’s conscience. Discover the grit, the glory, and the hilarious rebellion behind Geoff Bennett’s "Black Out Loud."
Captured By Nazis, A Queer Black Scholar Who Refused To Abandon His Love
Discover the life of Reed Peggram, a Black Harvard scholar who remained in Europe during WWII for the man he loved.
‘I Opened My Father’s Old Boxes and Found a Lost World’
When Dorothy Roberts opened her late father’s boxes, she found more than just paper—she found a 1937 obsession with interracial marriage that mirrored her own family's history.