On May 6, 1948, vocalist and choir director Elizabeth Coleman performed the gospel standard “Climbing Jacob’s Ladder” for an ...

Marsalis has been the president of the 56-year-old Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation since 2018. He received the ...

The co-creator explains the contemporary music choices and hopes to continue the MGM+ series, now in its fourth season, that ...

In 1964, while performing in Jacksonville, Florida, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr fought ...

In a world that often tried to limit Black women to the margins of history, Josephine Baker pirouetted to the centre stage , not just as ...

It’s the first Monday in May, which means it’s one of the biggest nights in all of fashion: the Met Gala, a benefit for the ...

Black medical leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, such as Dr. W ... They chatted about kids and jobs. Some listened to music. Their walk took them through the same neighborhood streets where, 60 ...

Parks was a central figure in the American civil rights movement, best known for refusing to give up ... She is also known for her solo music career and recent ventures into acting, including an ...