Ramunda Lark Young, co-founder of MahoganyBooks, will keynote Langston University’s 125th Commencement Ceremony on May 10, ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va (WAVY) – Four Military Sealift Command ships have met exceptional standards in Norfolk, earning the Maritime Excellence Award. The Maritime E-Award, as it is known, honors ships ...

Poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar will be conferred with the Namdeo Dhasal Samashti Award for his contribution to literature and language at a function here on Friday, the city-based Samashti Foundation ...

Pianist Jamie Cullum is to receive the Jazz FM Impact Award for his “profound and far-reaching” effect on the genre. The 45-year-old will be awarded the gong, which aims to celebrate ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Poet Yusef Komunyakaa is to receive an Anisfeld-Wolf Award for lifetime achievement. Komunyakaa, 77, is known for such collections as “Neon Vernacular” and for exploring race ...