Rod Washington

Ford Fathom vs Slate Truck: Compare price, features, range and practicality as two affordable electric pickups prepare to battle for buyers.

Black Los Angeles has changed dramatically over the past several decades. Explore why its population declined, where families moved, and which neighborhoods continue to anchor the region's Black community.

BronzeLens Film Festival Brings International Lineup to Atlanta Across Two Weekends Atlanta becomes a hub for filmmakers and film lovers this month as the BronzeLens Film Festival marks its 17th annual celebration of cinema. Running August 21–23 and August 27–30, 2026, the festival brings together industry leaders, emerging creators, and audiences for two weekends centered […]

Dolly Parton, the legendary singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist, has died at 80. We look back at the remarkable journey that took her from rural Tennessee to becoming one of America's most beloved cultural icons.

Frederick Douglass Patterson helped transform his family’s successful carriage company into a pioneering automobile manufacturer. Discover the remarkable story of C.R. Patterson & Sons and its place in Black and American automotive history.

Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles grew from a Harlem-inspired restaurant into a symbol of Black Los Angeles. Fifty years later, lawsuits, bankruptcy, closures and questions about its leadership have complicated the celebrated chain’s legacy.

For many television viewers, Eastlake, Ohio, may not have been a familiar name before Gordon Ramsay arrived in town. That changed when the Lake Erie community appeared on Kitchen Nightmares, with Ramsay attempting to rescue the struggling Golden Girls Restaurant. The episode offered more than the familiar formula of disappointing food, frustrated owners and a dramatic […]

Two Black Pioneers Who Helped Change Heart Surgery. Decades apart, Daniel Hale Williams and Vivien Thomas challenged the limits of medicine and helped pave the way toward modern cardiac surgery.

Slate Truck deliveries could begin in December 2026. Here's the latest on its $24,950 price, 205-mile range, preorders and Indiana production.

Atlanta becomes a hub for filmmakers and film lovers this month as the BronzeLens Film Festival marks its 17th annual celebration of cinema. Running August