The musical comedy troupe’s 'Joan of Arkansas' was the first electrical recording ever released. Here's why that's a big deal.

We discuss how people thought about queerness during the Harlem Renaissance and talk to the curator of a recent exhibition at ...

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This ‘Independent Lens’ presentation focuses on the rise of funk in the 1960s and ’70s, highlighting its place in black music ...

Life in the 1920s looked vastly different than our world today. From fashion and music to sports and travel, here's how times ...

MISSOULA — History was made amid thunderous applause for the hometown Missoula Loyola boys basketball team Saturday night at rockin’ Robin Selvig Court. The Rams became the first team in 35 years to ...

After a devastating fire, the NYC home of this jazz legend is being demolished!

He was in his late 30s at the time, already busy building a life and expanding his congregation at First Corinthian Baptist in Harlem, New York. His Masters of Divinity degree hadn't involved much ...

In homage to “Empress of the Blues” Bessie Smith, Mayfield delivered a performance of “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” that was as smooth as honey. Later, the singer scatted alongside jazz improvisations ...