Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music will perform the works of three distinguished African-American composers of the 20th century and beyond: Jessie Montgomery, Wynton Marsalis, and Florence ...

Issued on the 90th anniversary of Elvis’s birth on Jan. 8, Preston Lauterbach’s “Before Elvis: The African Americans Who Made ...

Cole’s impact extended beyond the realm of music. In 1956, he became the first African American to host a national network television show, “The Nat King Cole Show.” This was a groundbreaking moment, ...

But in the pantheon of American art, Atlanta has its own under-the-radar masterwork: Hale Aspacio Woodruff’s epic six-part mural “The Art of the Negro” which has hung for six decades in the Trevor ...

Meet the 26-year-old artist whose mission is to create powerful images, reflecting the essence of her subjects.

There are countless examples of the ways that Black creativity in America has literally changed the world — from jazz, rock, ...

Anna Bishop graduated high school at 15, college by 19, and spent decades teaching. She lived and wrote about Black life and ...

From Opera to Doo-Wop to Jazz, Black artists have made significant contributions to Rhode Island’s musical heritage. As part of our celebration of Black History Month, we’re introducing you to a few ...

With art oftentimes imitating life, many popular television series became platforms to explore, educate and inform on the ...

"Traces of the Sacred" with the Smithsonian’s Eric Williams, will start at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Mayborn Museum, 1300 S. University Parks Drive. Williams, curator at the National Museum of African ...

Teen artists showcase their talent and creativity by displaying flower silhouettes, neon acrylic artwork inspired by the ...

Luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance and beyond are celebrated and memorialized in 25 commemorative plaques that now bear ...