The “Empire” star spoke to “Good Morning America” about the racist and homophobic assault he survived in Chicago—and the people who question his honesty.

Ava DuVernay produces the ensemble drama for CBS.

The new member of Congress spoke at the National LGBT Task Force’s Creating Change Conference.

“This Land” indicts the racism the blues artist has faced since his childhood in Texas.

Creator Lincoln Mondy also shares his most traumatic encounter with police.

Participants in the Center for Asian American Media’s Muslim Youth Voices Project captured their realities and imaginations in a series of newly released films.

The Wu celebrates the 25th anniversary of its debut album with a career-spanning medley and cipher.

The Chicago rapper’s new clip for “Blaxploitation” features a Black child scaring White newscasters and viewers by—you guessed it—simply living.

The feature-length documentary follows Bland’s family as they try to answer the questions surrounding her 2015 death in police custody.

The new short film explores the ways Black people contort themselves—and their speech—in White spaces.

The host of “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” breaks down the United States’ xenophobic immigration policies.

The Tony Award-winning performer’s latest one-man show goes beyond the textbook lessons on Indigenous civilizations and colonialism to illuminate the overlooked history of Latinx peoples.

The comedian breaks down the importance of affirmative action in higher education—and how a group of Asian Americans is using anti-Black rhetoric in an attempt to dismantle it.

The documentary uses the story of Memphis’ jookin scene to explore the city’s history of Black resistance.

The “Grown-ish” star joins “The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon for a “Schoolhouse Rock”-style animated segment about the importance of voting.

The Atlanta rapper and actor gave a live-band performance of songs spanning his career.

Nine humanitarian volunteers are facing federal charges after leaving water bottles for migrants in the Arizona desert. Colorlines talks to members of No More Deaths about their work and the consequences of their solidarity.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins dropped the first trailer for his film adaptation of the novel.

Episodes follow an urban farmer, aspiring politician and others fighting forces that threaten this Pennsylvania borough.