Around 75 people stood in the City Hall Council Chambers, singing the lyrics of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the 1900 hymn by ...

For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the American musical mainstream, creating popular new American music genres ...

This year’s observance of Black History Month carries forward the centennial anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. However, ...

Further complicating matters, many musical instruments have evolved since ... it was a chance to recognize the contributions of African American artists to classical music.

This year’s observance of Black History Month carries forward the centennial anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. However, in this reflective season, we find ourselves at a crossroads that would be ...

New Orleans is one of the most famous cities in the US, but it's also home to a number of hidden gems that you might not have ...

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 ...

Column - The "reforms" to government spending by President Donald Trump and his newfound friend, Elon Musk, are the logical conclusion of the way "democracy" in America has evolved. America has, ...

After 138 years, a lost opera by the Black American composer Edmond Dédé finally gets its world premiere — and a performance in College Park.