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Celebrate Black Music Month: Savannah has produced musical talent through the decades
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis is an opinion column by arts and culture columnist Maxine L. Bryant. Ella Fitzgerald. Louis...
Springfield's Simms says playing Satchmo always a work in progress
Springfield News-Sun, Ohio via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 16—A twist of the 1933 jazz hit "Stomping at the Savoy" was already in the mix. But on Monday, with the premier of a new version of "Satchmo, the Musical" just two weeks away, Dean Simms ...
7 of History's Black Queer Game-Changers
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFrom Bayard Rustin to Audre Lorde to Billy Porter, history is filled with pioneering Black queer groundbreakers. Countless figures started movements and...
‘Robin and the 7 Hoods’: A Look at the Star-Studded Cast
First for Women via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn the golden age of Hollywood, amidst the glitz and glamour of the 1960s, Robin and the 7 Hoods...
Lena Horne Inspired Better Black Images Onscreen — but Losing This Role Ended Her Hollywood Career
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDonald Bogle, who teaches at the University of Pennsylvania and New York University’s Tisch School...
Six Masterpieces to Celebrate Juneteenth
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoJuneteenth, which became a federal holiday in 2021, commemorates emancipation and offers an important chance to reflect on America’s history and the ways...