Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...

Simply put, the next Memphis athletic director should be the first Black one. It’s well past time given the demographics of the city, the university and the athletes that represent the school.

not to mention the first Black band director in the NCAA's Big Ten athletic conference. Not bad for a kid from Slaughter who was initially denied entry into his high school band program.

He won for his work on the Broadway musical adaptation “Wicked.” ...

Paul Tazewell has made history at the 2025 Academy Awards. The costume designer who is responsible for the wardrobe for ...

He was the first Black musician to be hired as music director on the annual Oscar telecast. In 1967, he became the first Black composer to receive an Oscar nomination for best original song.