The Golden 14 were attached to the USS Triton during World War I and served as the Navy's first enlisted Black women.

"I found that so inspiring, honestly," Rebecca Black tells PEOPLE as she releases a bombastic new project, 'Salvation' — 14 years after her iconic debut single, "Friday." ...

Matriarchs of their tribes, each of the five queens honored has been masking for decades — the longest, Queen Rita Johnson of the Mohawk Hunters, has been masking for 70 years. The five women have a ...

Members of New Orleans' Black Masking Indians are preparing for to reveal their colorful and elaborate suits on Fat Tuesday.

Black women have been fighting against dehumanizing stereotypes for generations. From the “Angry Black Woman” trope to the ...

A “cultural revolution on wheels.” That's how the Krewe of ALLA describes its Mardi Gras parade this year. Named in honor of ...

Brianna Clark looks back at 'Queen of the Damned' and examines how Aaliyah's role as Akasha paved the way for Black women in ...