The inimitable Celia Cruz helped popularize Afro-Caribbean rhythms – and Spanish-language music overall. But to one metro Atlanta rwoman, she was just "tia."

Author Tayari Jones writes about Johnnetta Cole. As a first year student, Jones recalls being transfixed and transformed by the college’s first Black woman president.

Toni Morrison’s bold and lyrical storytelling, written specifically for Black people, influenced generations of writers and readers.

On Nov. 14, 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges put on a starched dress and new shoes and walked, accompanied by four U.S. Marshals through a torrent of hate to get to school.

Simone Biles: Gold medal Olympic gymnast soars to new heights

Afua Richardson, one of few Black female comic book artists, has spent her career working to find what she loves through art.

Sojourner Truth’s historic court case to rescue her son from slavery

Euzhan Palcy found success directing and writing for film and TV in Hollywood starting in the 1980s.

Story on the life and influence of Vinnette Carroll, the first black woman to direct a play on Broadway.

Award-winning contemporary female Black chef Mashama Bailey shares her story and her motivations in the newly released book "Black, White, and the Grey."