We know that 10 of the first 12 presidents enslaved Black people, according to White House documents. All but John Adams and ...

Chef Kia Damon poses at Lalito restaurant in New York City. Damon is one of two Black women participating in The Cookout. She became an executive chef at 24. The lack of representation of Black ...

I have conducted decades of research on cookout etiquette and their significance to Black folks. Cookouts mark time, people, and space. We take record of who attends and who is no longer with us.

This was the setting for The Cookout: An Event Honoring Black History in Tennis. For six hours, 200 tennis players would run, swing and hit on four of the venue’s 12 courts. Some were beginners.