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115 years ago—1909

Writer and curator Legacy Russell joins painter Jordan Casteel to talk about the power of images, slowness, and Harlem as home.

Film buffs will frequently cite "Citizen Kane" or "Gone with the Wind" as early classics. But a new exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Arts seeks to showcase lesser-known Black filmmakers and actors who have a rich history of their own. Jeffrey Brown has the story for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."

With music by Will Marion Cook, book by Jesse A. Shipp, and lyrics by Paul Laurence Dunbar, In Dahomey is a musical that is still relevant over 120 ye

Camp was created by marginalized communities, in part to avoid traditional confines of language, and particularly, to escape restrictions of gender, sexuality, and the kind of power and wealth that funds the Metropolitan Museum of Art and puts on its star-studded gala each year.

The star of ‘American Fiction’ on the first Oscar nomination of his three-decade career, white liberal panic, and Elon Musk

Martin Scorsese, Emma Stone, Carey Mulligan and more celebrated acting at the 35th annual Palm Springs Film Festival awards gala

As the first Black actor to play the role on Broadway, Lane tells us how his performance (with those white gloves) is uniquely informed by the vaudeville star.

Whether they're a student or professional, these cool and unique gifts for filmmakers will inspire them to hone their craft at every skill level.

An Alabama inmate convicted of killing a man during a 1993 robbery when he was a teenager has been executed by lethal injection. Casey McWhorter, 49, was...