If you referred to Maimouna Jallow as a child of Africa, indeed a child of the world, you wouldn’t be too far off the mark.

A new exhibit at the Joplin History Museum is dedicated to Joplin native and African American poet, Langston Hughes. ...

If you referred to Maimouna Jallow as a child of Africa, indeed a child of the world, ...

If you want to celebrate Black History Month by reading newly released Black authors, these recommendations span sci-fi to romance to memoir.

The Black Student Union partnered with the Student Writing and Reading Center to host their annual poetry slam alongside the ...

People's Light is celebrating its 50th anniversary season, bringing a groundbreaking play back to its stage for the first time in thirty years.

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Celebrate Black History Month with a good book. Our readers recommended 50+ stories to dive into this February and beyond.

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A mom who named her son Se7en says trolls tell her they would bully him – but she loves his “weird name.” Brittany Marie Davison, 25, named her three-year-old son Se7en Simba after googling ...

A mom says she has saved $5,000 thrifting her son’s birthday and Christmas presents every year. Natalie Joy Miller, 38, has always loved scouring second hand stores and even started collecting ...

Hughes’ new lawyers have requested files from his 1996 trial to try and find evidence he was not responsible. Any new appeal would mean fresh agony for Sophie’s family. Her mother Julie has ...