Vernis Jackson, who died at 92, is remembered for contributions to local Black history efforts and as a teacher in Portsmouth ...

Issued on the 90th anniversary of Elvis’s birth on Jan. 8, Preston Lauterbach’s “Before Elvis: The African Americans Who Made ...

This showcase really hits my heart because it's about bringing creatives and artists together so that they can network, and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The first time I went to a mostly African American church service, I was blown away by the music.

Shannon Sanders, an African-American South Nashville native and award-winning BMI executive director of creative, reflects on ...

The Jacobs School of Music voice department held the special performance, “A Celebration of African American and African ...

Country tunes and the Honky Tonk Highway await in Music City, but there's something for everyone in Nashville, as we ...

The vernacular and dress style, like the music, will continue to change and influence the world and America’s contemporary culture. The African aesthetics in American music can be seen and heard ...

Cimafunk, a 35-year-old musician dubbed a "global ambassador" for Cuban music, has earned Grammy nominations three years in a ...

Fran “Lady Strings” Grace is among a small sisterhood of women trailblazers playing sacred steel guitar in African American ...

Mississippi is steeped in Black history and culture, from Civil Rights sites that spurred national change to the delta -the ...