Aged 41, Luke Perry is a famous Black Country sculptor who's won numerous awards for his metal work over the past two decades - but it's not all plain sailing ...

Residents of Birmingham will get the chance to ask Richard Parker, the Mayor of the West Midlands any questions they may have ...

Although metal work was the craft of many folk in the Black Country centuries ago ... heart-shaped steel ribbons installed in Birmingham remembering those who've died from Aids and HIV, a giant ...

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Trump wants the NEA gone. So some of your favorite Hollywood actors were let loose on the Capitol to stop him (think karaoke, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Black dandyism, the subject of the Costume Institute's much-anticipated spring 2025 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ... before spreading across the country. Donned by performers ...

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Jim Marshall is an original member of the infamous 1962 New York Mets, and will be honored Monday night by the organization.

Well, almost. With so many super-egos involved, ‘clockwork’ was never going to be an accurate description of how things work in Black Country Communion. But, as we learn, it’s been amazingly ...

The museum tells the history of chattel slavery, Jim Crow segregation and its lingering effects, but it also highlights the determination, successes and contributions of Black Americans and Black ...