In December 1909, the Fisk University Jubilee Quartet, continuing the legacy of the original 1870s Fisk Jubilee Singers, ...

Lana Del Rey, Turnstile, Japanese Breakfast, FKA twigs, Sharon Van Etten, Deftones, Deafheaven, Chappell Roan, Wednesday, and more albums we can't wait to (hopefully) hear in 2025.

Records released in 1985 by U.K. artists such as the Cult, the Smiths, the Cure and others are marking a milestone.

You may never have heard of Brooklyn, Illinois. You might not be aware it’s one of the country’s first Black settlements, or ...

Although “I Am Nobody’s Slave” takes the form of a memoir, Minnesota native Lee Hawkins’ book becomes something bigger: an examination of where violence in Black homes originates and a plea to end ...

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned ...

Sometimes, when the open road isn’t quite available, the best way to explore the USA is through your imagination. The ...

Reggae artists are using their platforms to highlight the enduring legacy of slavery through music and advocacy ...

One of the first musicians to interpret the “Star Spangled Banner” in a way that displayed a Black consciousness was the ...

The hidden story of enslaved Georgians who, however briefly, seized freedom during the Union general’s famous march to the ...