we are shining a spotlight on the contributions of influential African Americans as we celebrate Black History Month. Angelou was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist ...

American opera singer Marian Anderson (1897 - 1993), the first Black singer ... and her mother Rosemary Nelvin-Williams worked hard to open the doors of their African-inspired Heritage Tea House off ...

The pair met back in 2013 when they were competing in a singing competition in Verona, Italy. She won a prize and he did not.

"Morgiane" is believed to be the oldest existing opera written by a Black American, but it wasn't seen by audiences until 2025.

FILE - Opera singer David Daniels performs as Prospero during the final dress rehearsal of "The Enchanted Island," at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on Dec. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer ...

As an African American male, I am more than familiar with the challenges we face on a day to day basis. Are you not in a good place mentally? Are you overwhelmed with life? Has life thrown more ...

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

A Comedy of Terrors” will be presented by the Elkhart Civic Theatre Feb. 21-22 and Feb. 28-March 2. The show is directed by John J. Shoup, who is assisted by Amy Pawlosky. A synopsis of the play ...