On Saturday, Feb. 21, twelve poets competed at the W.E.B. Du Bois Slam Poetry Invitational at the Carney Family Auditorium in Furcolo Hall. The event was part of the annual Black Artistic Freedom ...

Jake McCandless has watched public school enrollment shrink, technology take over classrooms and communities struggle to fund rural public education over more than two decades working in Berkshire ...

Clark Atlanta University to unveil exhibition inspired by AJC’s retelling of Du Bois’ ‘Exhibit of American Negroes,’ bringing his data-driven vision into the present.

GREAT BARRINGTON — The arts are at the center of the ninth annual Du Bois Legacy Festival, a three-day celebration honoring civil rights activist and scholar W.E.B. Du Bois, who was born and raised in ...

And finally, Alain Locke is considered the Father of the Harlem Renaissance. He's widely known for the concept of the New ...

There were whorls of bright red. Modernist swaths of green and black. A man with a piercing gaze. A young woman with an innocent smile. These visuals are what greeted visitors from across the globe ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A local nonprofit said it faces tens of thousands of dollars in damages after thieves broke into their building this week and stole copper. The executive director believes the ...

Prolific author W E B Du Bois emphasized that the cost of liberty is lower than the cost of repression, a sentiment expressed in his 1957 speech. From being the first African American man to receive a ...

"Libraries were never just buildings to me. They were sanctuaries that supported and encouraged me." The post ‘Reading felt ...

Arts, entertainment, film, festivals and more events happening this week in the greater Capital Region from Thursday, Feb. 19, through Wednesday, Feb. 25 ...

For college-bound students, March means touring prospective campuses for fit and vibe. Here’s what else to do while visiting.

Despite a blizzard forcing the final event online, the W.E.B. Du Bois Legacy Festival marked the 157th birthday of Great ...