Jackie Robinson, one of baseball’s most iconic players, is stealing hearts and headlines again with a PBS documentary produced by noted producer Ken Burns. TheVillageCelebration reviewed...
President Barack Obama showed off his comedic skills at the White House Correspondents Dinner. In the final months of his terms in office, the President jokingly...
Four decades ago a young couple started an art collection. Over the years, historical objects preserving the African American story were added. Today the Kinsey Collection...
Mississippi is front page news for designating April as Confederate Heritage Month and passing an anti-LGBT law. Representative Chris Bell talks with TheVillage.
Overcoming life’s obstacles is not an easy task especially for those who grow up in urban areas that are impoverished and crime-infested. I know from personal experience, growing up in...
African Americans are bombarded with media images that are frequently unflattering. Both men and women are portrayed in negative lights. In this interview, TheVillageCelebration’s Vickie Newton...
More than 50 years after The Moynihan Report, the narrative of the dysfunctional Black family still holds sway over the American imagination. But, a government commissioned...
The most visible African American family for the last nine years lives in the White House. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle along with their...
Thousands spent the weekend in Selma, Alabama to mark the 51st anniversary of Bloody Sunday. The event did not garner as much attention as last year’s...
How A Secret Basketball Game Slam Dunked Segregation By Renarda A. Williams And, then there were four. Duke and Michigan State, Wisconsin and Kentucky will battle...