The festival has been held biennially since 1989, after being founded by Larry Leon Hamlin, who also founded the N.C. Black Repertory Company. He died in 2007.

On July 20, actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowned at the Playa Grande beach in Costa Rica during a family getaway. He was 54.

Conflicting accounts are surfacing in the aftermath of Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s tragic death in Costa Rica last week.

In a wide-ranging and reflective appearance on the Black Press of America’s Let It Be Known YouTube channel, Bill Cosby — ...

I heard about Malcolm’s drowning,” Cosby said. “And then Pam [Warner’s mother] called me about a day after Malcolm drowned… ...

And she said, ‘Well, it depends on if you’re pouring or drinking.’ That’s the kind of wisdom we come from.” He ended the ...

Keshia Knight Pulliam has broken her silence about the death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, her co-star on “The Cosby Show.” ...

A week after Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s death, Cosby Show costar Keshia Knight Pulliam paid tribute to her onscreen sibling: “I ...

Keshia Knight Pulliam honored her "Cosby Show" co-star Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died on July 20 at the age of 54.

Keshia Knight Pulliam is mourning the demise of her on-screen brother, Malcolm-Jamal Warner. The Cosby Show alum, 46, took to ...

The late ‘Cosby Show’ star died while on a trip to Costa Rica, according to multiple outlets. Find out what happened to Warner here.