African American

Jerrod Carmichael tells Jennifer how her performance in “Dreamgirls” almost sang him “out of the closet.”

In Montgomery, Alabama, a long-neglected plot of land, wedged between a maze of train tracks and the river, has been transformed into the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park.

Jenifer Lewis chats about the day she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, her decision to work on her mental health to enjoy the fruits of her labor, and the wild stories that compile her new book “Walking In My Joy: In These Streets.”

Meta Warrick Fuller was a black female artist who specialized in sculpture. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1877, her career peaked during America’s Gilded Age, a time when more women were trained as artists than ever before. She attended the Pennsy...

A profile of Keke Palmer and her meteoric career in acting & media.

Bernard and Shirley Kinsey started their art collection in the early 1970s.

Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, M.A. '55, returned to Cornell March 7, 2013 for a conversation about literature, politics and, especially, language.

The iconic Darlene Love recounts her relationship with rock icon Elvis Presley, her friendship with Cher and her legendary career.

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am offers an artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the acclaimed novelist.

A new animated special puts a spotlight on Franklin Armstrong, the first Black character in the Peanuts comic strip, more than 50 years after he made his debut.

“The Jennifer Hudson Show” writer Cody tells Jennifer Hudson the story of how he met Rosa Parks as a child.

One of the most influential periods in Black American History post-slavery is the Harlem Renaissance, an intellectual, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City.

Chef Marcus Samuelsson's new book, "The Rise," is his recipe for a national conversation on the contributions of Black chefs and Black cooking to the American table.

Since before we were a nation, African Americans have had an extraordinarily important, yet little understood, impact on the development of American cuisine.

Works of artists from Africa, the Americas and the Caribbean from the 17th through 21st centuries are on display in the exhibition "Afro-Atlantic Histories."

Augusta Savage was an American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. She was also a teacher whose studio was important to the careers of a generation of artists who would become nationally known. She worked for equal rights for African American...