Questlove unpacks how his Sly Stone documentary 'Sly Lives,' like its predecessor 'Summer of Soul,' is both a history and ...

You may have been singing along to them for years, but have you ever really thought about their lyrics? If not, it's ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Celebrations are underway, marking the 125th anniversary of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” It’s a ...

Before 'The Star Spangled Banner' was the national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was the Black national anthem. This ...

A Mobile Church continues its efforts to bridge the racial divide with a special Black History Month program, highlighting ...

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators (and their students) are eager to learn more about underrepresented ...

Purnell Steen walks us through the city's jazz lineage as Dazzle prepares its programming for Black History Month.

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

Among myriad offerings on Broadway these days are shows that reflect and represent the generations-old traditions of Black ...

The music video offsets black-and-white footage of 20th-century protests with full-color clips of The Roots performing in the ...

He has endowed his creatures with the capacity to create, and from this capacity has flowed the sweet songs of sorrow and joy that have ... chilling delivery completes the mood. Black History Month ...

The music video offsets black-and-white footage of 20th-century protests with full-color clips of The Roots performing in the studio. Like many freedom songs ... American history to its tragic ...