Everett pulls off a masterly linguistic confection, in which enslaved people use Black English only as a wary affectation.

In the midst of this bleak, blinding-white abyss called Minnesota, I’m missing my Mississippi roots. Instead of intermittent shades of gray skies, white and coal-black soil, I’m ...

All month long, we can celebrate Black History Month by making and eating flavorful soul food recipes. Then, it's time to ...

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From loaded fries to brisket options and chicken sandwiches and even hot dogs, a look at new food concepts for Astros games ...

White, white, rehearse Edmond Dédé’s opera Morgiane at ... Composer Edmond Dédé was born in 1827 in New Orleans, a ...

As the writer behind this guide to the best white sneakers, it’s fascinating to see what the sneakerheads are chasing — from Air Force 1s to Stan Smiths. There’s a style for everyone these ...

Jan Shepard, who starred opposite Elvis Presley in the 1958 film King Creole, has died at the age of 96. The Hollywood golden age actress died on January 17 at a hospital in Burbank, California ...

Shepard worked opposite Presley, who died in 1977, in movies including 1958's King Creole and 1966's Paradise, Hawaiian Style. Shepard played the role of Mimi Fisher, the sister of Elvis Presley's ...

Shepard portrayed Mimi, the sister of Presley’s Danny Fisher, in the Michael Curtiz-directed King Creole (1958) and the wife of Danny Kohana (James Shigeta), who partners with Presley’s Rick ...