In Boston, the Black theater community is celebrating more stories of diversity, more leaders of color and more prestigious awards. During the 40th annual Eliot Norton Awards,the Front Porch Arts ...

One segment aired the challenges of businesses owned by people of color during the pandemic. Another episode was devoted to breast cancer being harder to treat in Black women. One show was about ...

That’s what the CROWN Act means to many Black women, including those who spoke about the importance of natural hair on Basic Black. The CROWN Act, which stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World ...

Oscar Night, exactly a month ago, was a proud moment for African-American actors. A Life Achievement award to Sidney Poitier; Best Actor laurels to Denzel Washington; and the Best Actress statue to ...

GBH said Wednesday it is relaunching “Basic Black,” which was public television’s longest-running program focused on people of color until production was suspended last year. The show will now be ...

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Kim McLarin, Associate Professor at Emerson College, discusses racial generational trauma. Kim McLarin, Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director for the Department of Writing, Literature & ...

Basic Black is a weekly television series airing on WGBH in Boston. Originally known as Say Brother, the show was created in 1968 and aims to reflect the concerns and culture of African Americans ...