In a panel moderated by MadameNoire managing editor, Danica Daniel, our Women To Know: Modern Mavericks spoke in-depth about their work as Black women artists.

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La Jolla Playhouse recently opened a production of Jocelyn Bioh's Tony Award-winning play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." Set in a Harlem hair braiding salon, the story explores love, family, ...

Witnesses continue to testify in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal trial, supporting Cassie Ventura's allegations of abuse and control.

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This Jazz Appreciation Month, a Philadelphia jazz artist is putting a fresh spin on an old genre — using her lyrics to speak directly to today's women. Singer, composer and arranger Lora ...

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