More often than not, I’m thinking about writing fiction. And, despite this column’s partial intention of being a way to ...

I was unemployed and struggled to get my résumé into the right hands. I started going to casinos and networking with powerful people who got me a job.

Before she left, Hector had collected the 263 cards from students who pledged to vote and seven forms from students who'd registered. The stop was one of many in the organization’s effort to connect ...

The Kansas Black Leadership Brunch series concluded Saturday morning in Topeka. What speakers said about innovation, voting ...

Affordable housing has become a buzzword, but what exactly does it mean? Who lives in affordable housing? Let's walk through ...

A fellowship program is training young Black men to become literacy aides in preschool classrooms across the country.

Baton Rouge is home to one of the most prestigious literary prizes given to Black American writers, the Ernest J. Gaines ...

Coates' controversial new book "The Message" offers thought-provoking insights about the dangers of mythologizing our past.

The Act used the word “persons” when referring to more than one person and “he” when referring to one person. Many argued the Act implicitly stated that only a man could be a person, which prevented ...

Exhibiting Forgiveness" unravels its director's estrangement from his father. It also explores cultural cognitive dissonance.

Ten years ago, Officer Jason Van Dyke shot McDonald 16 times, killing him. Here are the stories that traced CPD’s lurch ...

Special to the OBSERVER OPINION - I remember being so hyped when MTV first came out.  I told my mom with excitement that it ...