Ayo Edebiri, Keke Palmer, Marlon Wayans and Jamie Foxx among the first set of winners for the 56th NAACP Image Awards.

In the literary category, MSNBC host Joy Ann Reid won two awards: one for The Reidout in the Outstanding News/Information Series or Special category and another for her biography ...

The 56th NAACP Image Awards will air live on February 22 on BET and CBS. Winners for the pre-awards show included Taraji P ...

Now, Mulholland is a healthy 83 years old with honors such as recognition from former President Barack Obama, the ...

Ruben Santiago-Hudson shares his journey in Black theater, the impact of August Wilson, and why preserving cultural heritage ...

After high school, he spent a year at North Carolina Central University, in Durham, before transferring to Medgar Evers College in ... that these movies make money.” Kendrick Lamar performs ...

“A lot of people know Medgar Evers as a key figure in the Civil Rights ... Recently, Netflix and Tyler Perry put a spotlight on a movie that stars the likes of Kerry Washington and tells the ...

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict the fight for civil rights.

Family members discus the life and legacy of Medgar Evers, the civil rights activist who was assassinated in Jackson, Miss., in 1963.

Video above: Civil rights activist Medgar Wiley Evers and King of the Blues, B.B. King were given a centennial celebration for all of their contributions to Mississippi.In honor of Black History Month ...