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News that may delight or outrage by our incisive and sprawling coverage of Black culture.

Tremaine Emory, a Black man appointed as the first creative director of Supreme, has quit alleging "systemic racism" over an image of a whipped slave.

The upcoming Oxford African American Dictionary has words like "bussin," does the upcoming reference book truly honor Black culture or just appropriate it?

Tina Turner left a lasting impression on the world and is remembered for her art, talent, resilience, fashion, beauty and, yes, her hair.

Ahead of Hulu's Freaknik documentary, don't forget how the annual festival inspired many style trends we still see today.

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While hip-hop has left an indelible imprint on the field of education, it is not done yet.

Is it insulting to use terms like "Black History Month" or "African American"? Morgan Freeman thinks so, and he's got our people talking.

The State of the Black World Conference V (SOBWC-V) is an upcoming event that addresses crucial issues that affect Black communities.

In a world where gifs & internet jokes rule, is it offensive — appropriation, even — for white people to share memes featuring Black people?

In recent years, a new cultural battleground has emerged in the U.S. called the "Woke Wars," which has pitted Americans against one another.

Fox News host Dana Perino claims the word "woke" is more of a "feeling" than something that can actually be defined.

Following conservative writer Bethany Mandel's viral on-air "woke" moment, we thought of some other terms taken from Black culture and mercilessly misused and abused.

Welcome to Episode 2 of Black Folklore In Video: The Ghosts Of Lake Lanier. Grant Yanney takes us back to the 1800s when it all began.