A new mural honoring Red Bank's favorite son William "Count" Basie is turning heads on Monmouth Street. (click to read) ...

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Floyd Mayweather and Tiffany Haddish were pictured attending the basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the ...

A task force has spent the last nine months exploring Columbia's historic McKinney Building and its potential uses, access, ...

who provided the soundtrack to a 1947 comedy short made for black audiences, Pitch a Boogie Woogie. Encouraged by touring ...

The Delaware Art Museum returns visitors to the 1920s during “Jazz Age Illustration,” the first major exhibition of popular ...

The British writer and Africa specialist Michela Wrong recently wrote a whistle-stop summary of the upheavals that afflicted ...

First Avenue, the legendary Minneapolis music venue, has more stories than a Stephen King anthology. Once a bus depot, now it ...

We’ve been reporting the news of the day from a Black perspective since ... said Sheila Anderson of WBGO jazz radio. “He was ...

Roy Haynes, the pioneering jazz drummer who performed with legends like Charlie Parker, Lester Young and Sarah Vaughan, died ...

Looking for that perfectly San Diego gift this season? These gift ideas feature locally crafted treasures and unforgettable experiences that highlight the city's vibrant arts and culture scene.

Now in its 15th year, The Root 100 list is loaded with some of the best and brightest in the Black community in 2024. While ...