Born in Chicago in 1918, the artist Charles White always received inspiration from the struggles and triumphs of black people—major historical figures like Frederick Douglass as well as ordinary ...

And it has opened the eyes of local gallery owners and audiences to artists long overshadowed by their white peers ... control over national arts groups — Black Dimensions is celebrating ...

For the opening number, Parton, 76, wore a black, body-hugging jumpsuit embellished with leopard print cut-outs ... flashed across a black background in white lettering. Cyrus has released seven ...