First Opera Created By A Black Composer To Officially Debut Nearly 140 Years Later
Edmond Dédé composed Morgiane 138 years ago, but his racial identity prevented the opera from receiving proper staging.
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Grammys, tariffs, and more
At the 67th Grammy Awards last night, Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” won album of the year and best country album, Chappell Roan snagged best new artist, and Kendrick Lamar won five awards, including ...
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Connecticut man helps Black people trace their ancestry back to enslavement
Through his nonprofit organization, the Alex Breanne Corporation, John Mills helped 50 people build their family tree that would have otherwise been lost.
“Black Dress II: Homage” Celebrates A History Of Black Fashion In America
The show marks the ten year anniversary of the original “Black Dress” exhibit, created in 2014 by tenured Pratt Institute ...
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Tracing roots of Black America’s middle class
Sometimes, dignity can come with something as simple as a name tag. In 1925, dignity came for the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car ...
Before the revival of Old L.C. Anderson High School: A Black Austin K-12 Timeline
The path toward equity in Austin education is long and fraught. Efforts to create fair learning opportunities for all ...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: From blues to hip hop, African influence makes America rock — and roll
Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...
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Susan Oki Mollway: First Asian American Woman on the Federal Bench
Judge Susan Oki Mollway, the first Asian American woman on the federal bench, shares her journey from Hawaii’s diverse upbringing to her historic appointment. Influenced by her father’s military ...
An Eternal Hollywood Mystery, Wrapped in Mink and Fog, Survives the Fires
The site of ’20s and ’30s starlet Thelma Todd’s tragic—and confounding—death is still standing in the devastated Palisades.
'Daunting and disturbing' scene greets Humane Society at U.S. fur farm
An Ontario fur auction house says they have no connection to an American fur and urine farm where hundreds of animals, such ...
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The best of Haute Couture Week S/S 2025, from Chanel to Valentino
Representing the pinnacle of Parisian fashion and savoir-faire, Haute Couture Week S/S 2025 took place in the French capital ...
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African Americana: One collector’s focus ranges from family to the famous
Gerald Norwood is a Wichita collector of "African Americana" — letters, legal papers and other artifacts of the black ...