By Gay Elizabeth Plair Cobb Gay Plair Cobb Editor’s note: The “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,” brought an unprecedented throng to the National Mall...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Known globally for both for his artistic ingenuity and humanitarian ideals, Belafonte became an early, vocal supporter of the Civil Rights Movement, a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I wanted to use this list as an opportunity to elevate some films that may have been undervalued or overlooked for a variety...
THE BURTON WIRE — Born in New Orleans, Mahalia began singing at an early age and went on to become one of the most revered gospel...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — From rock and roll to blues, jazz, and hip-hop, music is as much the African American way of life as the afro was...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — In its fifth annual Black History Month celebration, Forest Lawn—Hollywood Hills presents An Evening of Gospel, Jazz, and Blues
NASHVILLE PRIDE — A young Baptist minister, Martin Luther King, Jr. rose to prominence in the 1950s as a spiritual leader of the burgeoning civil rights...
Oretha Winston Special to the NNPA from The Chicago Defender (NNPA)—Bill Duke brings his years of talent and experience to direct and executive produce The Mahalia...
Nekesa Mumbi Moody, ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyonce gave a resplendent rendition of “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” at the Grammys but it...