Check out a new exhibit by Chinese-born, Canada-based artist Xiaojing Yan, "Peregrination," watch a performance of "Akeelah ...

Bria Washington is stepping into the spotlight as the determined and big-hearted Akeelah in The Ensemble Theatre’s production of Akeelah and the Bee. Based on the beloved film, Cheryl L. West’s stage ...

Beginning today, the millions of customers at Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) nearly 8,300 locations in the U.S. and Canada will have the unique opportunity to discover Akeelah and the Bee, an inspirational ...

• Encore’s Next Chapter – As Encore aggressively works toward completing its own downtown space, this collaboration ensures Birmingham continues to enjoy world-class theatre even as Encore builds for ...

Andre the Giant was a pro-wrestling superstar. Chuck Wepner floored Muhammad Ali and inspired "Rocky." Together they drew ...

Keke Palmer has had a storied career for a 31-year-old. But if you ask her, she's just getting started. Palmer has been acting for the better half of her life, following her breakout role in 2006's ...

Akeelah and the Bee is the latest story about a new national obsession with spelling bees—you may have heard of the book-turned-movie Bee Season, or, of course, the documentary Spellbound. Meet the ...

To celebrate the inspirational family film Akeelah and the Bee, Lionsgate Films and the National Education Association have launched Bee Supportive of Your School. The two organizations will donate ...

Do you like watching nail-biting spelling bees on ESPN? Always win when playing Scrabble against your friends and family? Know how to spell scherenschnitte (the art of paper-cutting) without grabbing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photos by Getty Images/Collage by TheGrio Keke Palmer’s One of Them Days and seven other roles defined a career that made its own ...

You probably recognize young Keke Palmer from her starring role in the critically acclaimed movie Akeelah and the Bee. The young actress held her own with heavyweights Angela Bassett and Laurence ...