This “Fresh Reggae Tracks” playlist is devoted to new reggae. Many of these tracks were released this year, while others are from recent years. Reggae has always been infused with social change, love, ...

We are into July and for my money, a particularly good time to enjoy some sweet reggae music. This “Fresh Reggae Tracks” playlist is devoted to new reggae. Many of these tracks were released this year ...

Information and commentary about the Good Things Black People Do, Give and Receive around the World (via goodblacknews.org). Click to read The Good Black News Letter, a Substack publication with ...

Yesterday I was tagged in a post by an old high school friend, asking me and a few others a very public, direct question about white privilege and racism. I feel compelled not only to publish his ...

Information and commentary about the Good Things Black People Do, Give and Receive around the World (via goodblacknews.org). Click to read The Good Black News Letter, a Substack publication with ...

Happy Music Monday, you all. And welcome to this second week of Black Music Month. Everyone can shake a tail feather on “The One”. It is a celebratory film looking at one of history’s most important ...

For #JazzAppreciationMonth, we explore the term “bop” — a word often used today to describe a song with a good groove. I ts musical reference origins however, are rooted in the early 1940s when “bop” ...

by Cathy Dyson, The (Fredericksburg, Va.) Free Lance-Star/AP via militarytimes.com Gladys West was putting together a short bio about herself for a sorority function that recognized senior members … ...

Meadowlark Lemon, whose halfcourt hook shots, no-look behind-the-back passes and vivid clowning were marquee features of the feel-good traveling basketball show known as the Harlem Globetrotters fo… ...

Born on this day in 1915, Rosetta Tharpe revolutionized the sound of electric guitar by using distortion with her unique phrasing & picking, inspiring Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Johnny Cash &… ...

Actor and Howard University graduate Taraji P. Henson and former head of the NBA Players Association and NBA star Chris Paul are among the more than a dozen top education leaders, celebrities and ...