AfroTech is returning to Houston for a fourth consecutive year, with bigger ambitions beyond the conference itself. The next ...

With tech hubs like Silicon Valley, Seattle and Austin, the global tech conference continues to bet big on Houston.

The conversations about technology’s future are no longer reserved for the people building the next big platform or ...

When Abdirahman Kahin first met with the designers of Martiya, he told them exactly what he wanted: a restaurant and event space with the polish of a Four Seasons hotel. Some of his friends thought he ...

MILAN — Milan’s Casa degli Artisti turned into denim heaven on Thursday night as the Afro Fashion Association and Levi’s finally unveiled the “Voices of Denim” exhibition — the result of a yearlong ...

Today marks World Afro Day, a global day dedicated to celebrating natural afro hair and the cultures associated with it. 2026 marks the 10th anniversary of World Afro Day, and to celebrate there is a ...

The DMV is getting ready for a major celebration of Black culture, music and community as Afro Plus Fest returns this Labor Day weekend with a much bigger footprint — and a distinctly Prince George’s ...

After seven long years, Jay-Z has returned to the stage, headlining The Roots’ annual music festival Roots Picnic in Philadelphia over the weekend. And what better way to mark the significance of his ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. When Jay-Z stepped on the stage at Roots Picnic this past weekend, the internet collectively did a ...

Bold ideas and rapid technology innovation are critical to solving the nation's toughest challenges. The U.S. National Science Foundation Tech Accelerators make that possible by moving discoveries ...

The two-toed sloth looks as if it’s been placed there for effect — a shaggy mass curled into the crook of a beach almond tree, just feet from the forest trail. It extends a long claw towards a cluster ...

Vogue magazine is facing significant online criticism for renaming the traditional afro hairstyle a “cloud bob” in a recent beauty feature about thick hair that used an image of actress Tracee Ellis ...