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PBS accounts for nearly half of first graders’ most frequently watched educational TV and video programs

Rep. Robert Garcia, a California Democrat, speaks during a House hearing in March 2025, months before Congress rescinded two years of public media funding....

How bachata rose from Dominican Republic’s brothels and shantytowns to become a global sensation

Once viewed by elites with disdain, bachata has become popular worldwide. Erika Santelices/AFP via Getty Images by Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, Lehman College, CUNY What began...

In Reframing Blackness, Alayo Akinkugbe challenges museums to see Blackness first

A visitor at The New Black Vanguard: Photography Between Art and Fashion at the Saatchi Gallery in London. Imageplotter Wanja Kimani, University of Cambridge In Reframing...

This Week In Black History – June 25 July 1, 2025

JUNE 25 1773—Massachusetts slaves peti­tion for their freedom. As a result of the petition, a bill ending slavery in the state was actually drawn...

Cardi B: ‘My voice might make it worse under Trump’

Cardi B has joined a growing number of artists voicing concern over the Trump administration’s harsh immigration crackdowns—but the Grammy-winning rapper says her silence...

7 queer African works of art: new directions in books, films and fashion

Detail of journal cover courtesy The Thinker/University of Johannesburg by Gibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University and Andy Carolin, University of Johannesburg Queer African creatives have been making...

The hidden power of cultural exchanges in countering propaganda and fostering international goodwill

Five U.S. hip-hop artists traveled to Harare, Zimbabwe, in 2024 to perform for audiences and collaborate with local artists as part of the State...

En Vogue makes first-ever appearance on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” May 15

Iconic Group Celebrates 35 Years of “Born to Sing” and Announces European Tour Washington, D.C. – May 8, 2025 – Considered one of...

Black people and Cinco de Mayo 

Every year on May 5, Black people across the country come together to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with an enthusiasm that often catches outsiders...

The woman who turned the Met Gala into the biggest party of the year

Diana Vreeland takes a drag from her cigarette as she greets Andy Warhol. Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images by Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, University of Southern California The...

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