2012 featuring Ray Charles alumni Sarah Morrow and Roger Hines as they pay tribute to “The Genius of Soul." With perfect pitch and an expressive voice, he combined worlds as diverse as jazz, country, ...

Midway through Black History Month, it’s worth noting the relative brevity of Black film history—the very first major-studio feature to be directed by an African-American didn’t come along until 1969, ...

In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. "Sly will ...

His latest triumph, "SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)," reunites him with collaborator Questlove to explore not just the meteoric rise of Sly ...

"Even though my experience with Summer of Soul was one of the most ... Questlove explores in his new documentary, SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius). The film focuses on Sly Stone ...

The Grammy Award-winning bandleader for The Roots says the feeling was particularly acute in 2021, when his documentary Summer of Soul was nominated for dozens of awards, including the Oscar.