She imagined a unique place: part bookstore, part cafe that could be used as a space for the community to gather and learn.

On Jan. 4, the African Meeting House on Nantucket will celebrate its bicentennial with a reception and live performances.

Boston Public Library hosted two events on Thursday to celebrate the beginning of Kwanzaa, a seven-day celebration of African ...

It was only the second time in the past 40 years that Christmas and the start of Hanukkah fell on the same day.

He is part of the upcoming Shop Black Small Business Weekend, which will be held Saturday, Dec. 14, and Sunday, Dec. 15, as part of Arts Alley Holiday Market in downtown Rock Island. The Shop ...

Off the court, Mikal Bridges doesn't have an aggressive personality. On it, he may talk some of the most trash in the NBA.

From power eggs to waffle wonders, here's where to eat the most important meal of the day in and around Boston.

Then there was Ed Brooke, who was elected attorney general of Massachusetts and the first U.S. senator in the country post Reconstruction. He was instrumental in blocking Richard Nixon’s nomination of ...

but everything coming back together we’re really looking forward to it.” Friends and families of all ages lined the streets of Downtown Harlem for the Twilight parade, which was the perfect ...

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“And sometimes people think that’s overreacting to worry about being the only black person in a space, but it’s not.” The grand opening of the Downtown Colorado Springs Blackpackers ...

“At first, it was seen as a way to divide the black community because it’s so outlandish and risque,” Fadase explains, “but I think when deciding on planning, I just wanted to bring the community ...