Pharrell Williams has curated a show of Black artists at Perrotin Paris, including Carrie Mae Weems, Zanele Muholi, and Nina ...

matthews — who prefers to write his name in lowercase because he believes his name is insignificant compared to the message he has to give — doesn’t just read his poems; he treats them like theatrical ...

After earning a medical degree in 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler died in obscurity and was buried without a headstone ...

March is a month of monumental significance in the global struggle for women’s rights. It houses International Women’s Day (March 8), World Poetry Day (March 21), and World Theatre Day (March 27) a ...

Poetry is alive and well in Alaska, and April as Poetry Month is a great time to meet or reacquaint ourselves with three very ...

Baltimore’s charm undoubtedly goes beyond its wealth of seafood, history, and culture. A city with such a large Black community — 61.3% — is bound to foster innovators, community champions, and legacy ...

Ahead of the artist’s expansive work within ‘Dream Girl’ at Jeffrey Deitch and the Longlati Foundation in Shanghai, ESSENCE ...

Stacey Abrams discusses the importance of actionable policy solutions for Black women at Clark Atlanta University's symposium ...

From memoirs to sci-fi and historical fiction, we've rounded up our favorite books that feature strong Black women.

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American Songbook series honors “singer outsiders” including Fanny and Poly Styrene in events curated by Kathleen Hanna and ...

Discover the often-overlooked contributions of Black women to the suffrage movement, highlighting their activism and efforts for equal rights.