After writing New Jack Swing hits and working with Michael Jackson in the 1980s, he set out to record the music he’d always ...

The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter ...

An Afromodernism festival at the New York Philharmonic shines a light on Black artists, who are vastly underrepresented in ...

October is recognized as Country Music Month, a time to celebrate the rich heritage and evolution of this beloved genre, which was born in the South. The origins of Country Music Month can be traced ...

As hard as some try to argue otherwise, researchers and scientists have proven without a shadow of a doubt that all human ...

These are just some of the Black gospel artists shaping the genre with powerful voices and unwavering faith, from legends […] ...

Jeffrey Page's documentary, Blues People has officially been selected to be showcased during the 13th Africa International ...

Keep spooky season at bay with books on a philosophy of birth in art, Debi Cornwall's photography, Paul Kane’s myth-making ...

The Oct. 24-26 event will feature nine overseas directors and actresses of African descent, including two who played in ...

Over roughly two decades, Harlem became home to Black artists, musicians, authors and socialites of all sexual stripes. In a ...

Saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins’ multi-media work, Blues Blood, marries nostalgia with concepts of ancestry, all ...

When Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste was a kid, say, 9 or 10 years old, he moved between musical worlds. He'd participate in ...