Comedian Sylvia Traymore Morrison, the first Black woman to write for Saturday Night Live and the first renowned African-American impressionist sits down with Marissa Mitchell.

A version of this story ran in the March / April 2025 issue. Throughout her political ascent, Sylvia Garcia has been followed by the word “first.” In 1987, she became the first woman and first ...

Where Perry alluded to the fraught political climate, AAFCA awards host Amber Ruffin is no stranger to sharing her take, as an Emmy nominee for “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and her own ...

After a courageous battle with cancer and other health issues over the past few years, Sylvia M. Nelson passed away at the age of 81 on February 11, 2025. She was born to Robert and Anne (Paganini ...

He will also be dearly missed by his siblings, Lester (Sylvia) Dotson, Theresa (Travis) Klyce, Rhonda Ruffin, and Robert Ruffin, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, and close friends.

COLUMBIA — Three years into the start of Beth Ruffin’s dream career, she couldn’t get out of bed. It was the end of 2022. She was filled with dread and dissonance, not understanding why she ...

Leon Ruffin was sentenced to life in prison in October 2024 for a murder in Jefferson Parish. He is well known to law enforcement in the New Orleans area. Last year, investigators said he faked an ...

Jimmy Ruffin was a Motown soul singer with numerous hit singles including ‘Hold On (to My Love)’ and ‘What Becomes of the Brokenhearted’. Some songs can outshine their singer, like a ...