The history of the Black experience in Spokane is marred with segregation in housing, discrimination at the workplace and hatred in schools. Also marking this experience are contrasting moments of joy ...

View of the Atlantic City skyline including the Showboat Hotel, which will host the Miss Black America Pageant on Dec. 16. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Alan Budman) The Miss Black America Pageant ...

The iconic Miss Black America pageant will return to Atlantic City, its original location, for its 55th anniversary on Dec. 16. This year, more than 50 Black women will be competing for the coveted ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The anticipated Miss Special Staten Island and Miss Black Staten Island pageants are set to take place this weekend, Saturday, September 28, at Port Richmond High School. The ...

Karen Arrington is the CEO and founder of Miss Black USA which is committed to redefining beauty standards and celebrating Black excellence. On Aug. 6, the pageant will air on Fox Soul and Fox5 which ...

Karyn Turner, director of the Miss Special Staten Island and the Miss Black Staten Island, has announced that both pageants are being planned for Saturday, June 10 at Port Richmond High School, at ...

The first-ever Mr. and Miss Black Aurora were crowned this past weekend at Copley Theatre in the city’s downtown in front of a standing-room-only crowd. Waubonsie Valley High School senior Peter Eta ...

As a self-described “Black pageant queen,” winning Miss Black USA 2021 meant the world to Myja Gary, who represented the state of Virginia. But, to her, the crown was just the cherry on top––sharing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gulfport native Alexis “Lexi” Williams visited Essence Festival in New Orleans in early July. It was her first time at the event.

Miss Black Colorado, Jasmine Alexander, is the owner of this year’s Miss Black USA crown and a prize package that includes a $5,000 scholarship and a trip to Africa. But hers wasn’t the only victory ...