The ESSENCE Black Women in Sports Portrait Studio came to life in Vegas as the city was bubbling with excitement ahead of Super Bowl LVIII. The studio stood as a space and a testament to the spirit of ...

Amy Sherald — the visionary behind Michelle Obama’s iconic portrait — is once again making history. Next fall, she will become the first contemporary Black artist to have a solo exhibition at the ...

Since the very earliest art forms, artists have been compelled to depict the human figure. These images allow us to see ourselves, our societies, and our cultures reflected back and recorded for ...

The re-release and exhibition of Gordon Parks' "Born Black" bring new relevance to the famed photographer's perspective on Black American life. The late Gordon Parks — director, composer, memoirist, ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Rep. Alyce Clarke was the first Black woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature, and now she is the first Black person — and first woman — to have a portrait on display ...

Former Rep. Alyce Clarke was the first Black woman elected to the Mississippi legislature, and now she is the first Black person — and first woman — to have a portrait on display in the state Capitol.

A 17th-century British portrait featuring an identified Black subject is shedding new light on the lives of enslaved attendants in aristocratic households thanks to the rediscovery of a letter written ...