An accomplished songwriter of Broadway musicals and jazz standards, this West Virginian man is one of the people responsible ...

The performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by Ledisi and a chorus of New Orleans students stirred audiences. It also ...

What began as Negro History Week — established by historian Carter G. Woodson in February 1926 — evolved into Black History ...

Langston Hughes was an author and poet who was part of the Harlem Renaissance movement ... French word for a type of grass. Music legend Ray Charles is credited for creating soul music and has ...

(Editor’s note: This week, in honor of Black History Month, The Athletic will highlight the Harlem Globetrotters ... Eleven months later in December, Charles “Tex” Harrison, a cat-quick ...

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, ...

The "Soul Bossa Nova" artist, who worked with artists including Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra and Aretha Franklin, died in November at 91 years old of ...

Many call her “Aunt Tami” or “The Seafood Lady”. Whatever you call her, most will tell you that Chef Tami Treadwell of Harlem Seafood Soul brings way more than delicious food to people’s ...

NPR's Pien Huang talks with Victoria Christopher Murray, author of Harlem Rhapsody, a novel that serves as a love letter to the heart of Black creativity and possibility in the 1920s.

Editor’s note: Throughout the week, The Athletic highlighted the Harlem Globetrotters and their contributions to basketball, vision for entertainment and overall commitment to goodwill.

Going into Sunday’s 2025 Grammy Awards, Beyoncé led the way with 11 nominations — and she left with the top prize of the ...

Beyoncé, who came into the show with the most nominations, finally won Album of the Year for her western-infused tribute to the music of the American South, “Cowboy Carter.” Recordings from the ...