Ledisi, who is a Grammy Award-winning singer cum songwriter, delivered her rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing at the ...

The inclusion of the Black national anthem at last year's Super Bowl made Donald Trump's supporters and allies furious.

February marks Black History Month—a reminder that Black musicians and their talent are a key pillar of music history, and the industry, all year round. As a mixed-race Black woman myself, I think ...

Here’s some history of musicians who were Washingtonians, or got famous on the Washington state music scene, for Black History Month.

On Sunday mornings, during worship at a Black church, the sign language interpreter is often the most animated person in the room. Their spirited machinations include hands flying, bodies swaying, and ...

Read about Holocaust survivor Felix Brinkmann, who escaped death in gas chambers, became a popular New York City disco owner and was killed in his apartment.

I want to introduce you to some new recordings you’ll be hearing this month: One of the things you have probably heard us ...

Producers Fast Eddie and Joe Smooth mix at DJ International Studios in Chicago in 1990. Innovation was at the forefront of ...

AfroFuture Detroit blends Afrobeats and Amapiano with the familiar sounds of Motown and Techno. This sonic journey roots itself in the city’s musical DNA. It honors the rhythms that have defined ...

Somewhere Adele may have been crying Sunday night, though we know for sure that Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish shed ...

For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled with a collective sense the audience was about to witness history. They were ...

H.B.C.U. bands have been part of the festivities since the first halftime show. This year, Southern University’s “Human ...