B. Smith, Restaurateur And Lifestyle Icon, Dies At 70 Of Early Onset Alzheimer's Born Barbara Elaine Smith, she began her career as a model and went on to gain fame and influence as a restaurateur, celebrity chef, lifestyle doyenne and entertainer. Karen Grigsby Bates
NAACP Image Awards Recognizes Artists Snubbed By Mainstream The 51st NAACP Image Awards aired live on BET last night. In a year when the Oscars and other big awards failed to largely recognize people of color, the Image Awards grow in importance. Eric Deggans
After 40 Years, 'A Soldier's Play' Finally Marches Onto Broadway A Soldier's Play tells the story of a murder in an African American unit of the U.S. Army after World War II. It premiered in 1981 and soon after won a Pulitzer Prize. Now, it's finally on Broadway. Alexandra Starr
Speakers forum: Black voices, origins, and futures “Part oral history, part poetry, all imagination.” John O'Brien
'Black Patriots' Were Heroes Of The Revolution — But Not The History Books Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the executive producer of a new documentary focusing on the lives of black Americans on both sides of the Revolutionary War, whose stories aren't often told. Leila Fadel
How Yang's Presidential Bid May Affect Asian American Voters NPR's David Greene talks to Christine Chen, director of the nonprofit Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote, about what Andrew Yang's presidential run meant for the Asian American community.
White Supremacist Propaganda More Than Doubled In 2019, ADL Reports NPR's David Greene talks to Oren Segal of the Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism about the increased incidents of white supremacist propaganda.
Black News Channel Is A Venue For Missing African American Voices, Co-Founder Says The Black News Channel is a 24-hour television news channel that launches on Monday. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the networks co-founder and chairman, J.C. Watts.
Big Names In Black Films Discuss Hollywood Experiences In New Series Ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards, the new Netflix documentary series by Simon Frederick — They've Gotta Have Us — examines the history of African Americans in the film industry.
Author L.L. McKinney: Barnes & Noble 'Diverse Editions' Are 'Literary Blackface' Barnes & Noble suspended its campaign to reissue classic books with covers depicting protagonists as people of color after many authors, including McKinney, criticized the initiative. Audie Cornish