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Outside of Black Friday, this is easily the best time of year to score the best deals on TVs, gaming PCs and laptops, Apple ...
Jenny Farrell When Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp became the first Kannada work—and the first short story collection—to win the ...
From Roxane Gay and Raquel Willis to Slick Rick and D-Nice, the celebration honored 100 years of Black thought, art, and community.
Jazz harpist Brandee Younger might have hit a new career high with her new album, on which she plays Alice Coltrane's harp. We get into those three and a few more on the June 13 episode of New ...
Civil Rights Activist Devin Barrington-Ward says people who made up the Black Mecca didn’t move out to the suburbs because they wanted to. He said a lack of policy displaced them.
Sly and the Family Stone’s next two albums, “High on You” and “Heard You Missed Me, Well I’m Back,” sold poorly. “Back on the Right Track,” in 1979, defied its hopeful title.
Sly Stone, the funk music pioneer and frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, has died at the age of 82, his manager, Arlene Hirschkowitz, confirmed to CBS News.
Sly Stone makes a rare appearance performing his song "if you want me to stay" with The Family Stone during Hippiefest 2015 at Count Basie Theater on August 23, 2015 in Red Bank, New Jersey.
Sly Stone, influential leader of Sly and the Family Stone who revolutionized funk, soul, R&B, rock and psychedelic music, has died at 82 after battling COPD and other health issues.
While the pilgrimage is a spiritual one, it is also a very physical one – one has to have the stamina to walk long distances, not to mention the patience to deal with the massive crowds of ...
Hajj 2025: Begining Wednesday, June 4 until Sunday, June 8, the devouts, braving scorching Arab summer, will immerse themselves in religious rituals and acts of worship that originated more than ...