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fromwww.amny.com
18 hours ago

1776' at 250: Still arguing, still relevant

Productions of the musical 1776 are experiencing renewed interest as America approaches its 250th anniversary, showcasing both traditional and experimental interpretations.
fromThe Atlantic
1 day ago

The Black Daughters of the American Revolution

Karen Batchelor's discovery of her eligibility for the Daughters of the American Revolution was surprising, given the organization's long history of racism and elitism.
Social justice
Music
fromSPIN
6 days ago

Harriet Tubman and Georgia Anne Muldrow Free the Soul - SPIN

Harriet Tubman's sixth album, Electrical Field of Love, showcases their unique blend of rock, jazz, and funk with soul singer Georgia Anne Muldrow.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

African people are surreal': songwriter and blues poet Aja Monet on Black resistance and love as spiritual warfare

Aja Monet blends surrealism and blues in her art, addressing themes of love, resistance, and societal absurdities influenced by historical fascism.
#luna-lauren-velez
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

Marica Vilcek, Graceful Champion of Immigrant Artists, Dies at 89

The Vilcek Foundation has awarded over $17 million to support immigrant contributions to the arts and sciences.
NYC real estate
fromArchitectural Digest
2 weeks ago

Lena Horne's Former Home in New York's "African-American Gold Coast" Sells for $1.2 Million

Lena Horne's historic Queens home, where she lived from 1946-1962 as one of the first Black women homeowners in Addisleigh Park, sold for $1.2 million after listing for over two decades.
Portland
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
3 weeks ago

Sojourner's truth: A zestful performance from Zuhairah McGill brings an American icon to life * Oregon ArtsWatch

Zuhairah McGill's portrayal of Sojourner Truth in Richard LaMonte Pierce's play transforms the historical figure into a vibrant, emotionally complex human being rather than a dry historical account.
#opera
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Singer Jill Scott is doing what she wants: 'Everything has led me to this place'

Jill Scott releases her sixth studio album through her own label, asserting creative control over her career at 53 while drawing inspiration from personal experiences and honoring poet Nikki Giovanni.
#jill-scott
fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago
London music

Jill Scott Announces 2026 Tour

Jill Scott announces extensive tour across North America, Europe, and South Africa supporting her first album in over a decade, To Whom This May Concern.
fromPitchfork
1 month ago
Music

Jill Scott: To Whom This May Concern

Jill Scott's music blends nostalgic soul, funk, jazz, and spoken-word to center Black memory and communal life with lush basslines and kinetic rhythms.
London music
fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago

Jill Scott Announces 2026 Tour

Jill Scott announces extensive tour across North America, Europe, and South Africa supporting her first album in over a decade, To Whom This May Concern.
#womens-history
Social justice
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Op-Ed | Sojourner Truth didn't have to travel far to find injustice.She started right here | amNewYork

Sojourner Truth became the first Black woman to successfully sue a white man in America, winning her son's freedom from illegal slavery in 1828 Ulster County.
Berlin music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Lise Davidsen and James Baillieu: Live at the Met album review electrifying renditions make the momentous intimate

Lise Davidsen delivers nearly an hour of outstanding singing at the Metropolitan Opera, showcasing her fresh, gleaming soprano across Strauss, Schubert, Sibelius, and Wagner repertoire with pianist James Baillieu.
Berlin music
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Meet the BLCK Madonna: Jazz singer Ana Hoffman redefining reverence and Black womanhood | amNewYork

Ana Hoffman adopted the moniker The BLCK Madonna to reclaim the Italian term's original meaning of reverence toward dignified women, while discovering over 300 historical Black Madonnas in European churches.
#black-history-month
Social justice
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

NY Court System celebrates Black History Month by remembering Frederick and Anna Murray Douglass's legacy | amNewYork

The state court system honored Frederick Douglass and his wife Anna Murray Douglass during Black History Month, emphasizing the importance of preserving Black history and learning from their advocacy for justice and equality.
Social justice
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

NY Court System celebrates Black History Month by remembering Frederick and Anna Murray Douglass's legacy | amNewYork

The state court system honored Frederick Douglass and his wife Anna Murray Douglass during Black History Month, emphasizing the importance of preserving Black history and learning from their advocacy for justice and equality.
East Bay (California)
fromwww.bostonherald.com
1 month ago

Sondra Lee, a veteran Broadway dancer with roles in Peter Pan' and Hello Dolly!' dies at 97

Sondra Lee, a Broadway dancer and actor discovered by Jerome Robbins who originated Tiger Lily in Peter Pan and Minnie Fay in Hello, Dolly!, died at 97 of natural causes.
Music
fromBlavity News & Entertainment
1 month ago

HBCUs Celebrate Michael Jackson's Legacy In New 'Michael' Black History Performances - Blavity

Three HBCUs performed distinct interpretations of Michael Jackson's 'Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough' for Lionsgate's Black History Month celebration honoring Jackson's cultural influence.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

These oft-overlooked icons show why Black queer history still matters (now more than ever) - LGBTQ Nation

Black History Month is a time to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements and courageous acts of people of African descent in the United States and around the world. This year, Black History month celebrates its 100th anniversary. And yet, Black History Month has failed to fully acknowledge or celebrate the contributions of Black LGBTQ+ people. Just as Pride Month remains overwhelmingly white in its representation, Black History Month continues to be deeply homophobic in its omissions.
LGBT
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Today in History: January 7, first African American sings with the Metropolitan Opera

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Today is Wednesday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2026. There are 358 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 7,1955, Marian Anderson became the first African American to sing with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, in Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera. Also on this date: In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei observed three of Jupiter's moons for the first time and a fourth days later. In 1979,
World news
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month ago

'If a work is meant to be mine, there's always time': Mashonda Tifrere on the art she collects and why

While taking a break from her musical career, Tifrere founded the nonprofit organisations ArtLeadHER and Art Genesis in 2016. ArtLeadHER provides visual-arts education and exhibition opportunities to women and teenage girls, while Art Genesis helps organise shows for emerging and underrepresented artists.
Arts
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

MLK concert held annually at the Kennedy Center for 23 years is relocating

Let Freedom Ring moved from the Kennedy Center to the Howard Theatre to save money amid Kennedy Center leadership changes and program cuts.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Opinion: Remembering Renee Good

i want back my rocking chairs, solipsist sunsets, & coastal jungle sounds that are tercets from cicadas and pentameter from the hairy legs of cockroaches. i've donated bibles to thrift stores (mashed them in plastic trash bags with an acidic himalayan salt lamp the post-baptism bibles, the ones plucked from street corners from the meaty hands of zealots, the dumbed-down, easy-to-read, parasitic kind): remember more the slick rubber smell of high gloss biology textbook pictures;
Writing
#washington-national-opera
Music
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Denyce Graves sings her swan song on Met stage

Denyce Graves retires at 61 after an international opera career, concluding with a final Metropolitan Opera performance as Maria in Porgy and Bess.
#claudette-colvin
Fundraising
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Sheryl Lee Ralph and The DIVA Foundation present: 'DIVAS Simply Singing!' | Watch the full special

DIVAS Simply Singing! celebrates its 35th anniversary with a one-hour benefit concert raising awareness and funds for HIV/AIDS prevention and other life-threatening health conditions.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

One of pop music's finest vocalists brings tour back to Bay Area

Better Broken Tour 2026 Dates Wed Jul 1 Franklin, TN FirstBank Amphitheater Fri Jul 3 Atlanta, GA Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park Sun Jul 5 Vienna, VA Wolf Trap Filene Center* Tue Jul 7 Philadelphia, PA TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann Wed Jul 8 Bridgeport, CT Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater Fri Jul 10 Boston, MA Leader Bank Pavilion Sat Jul 11 Forest Hills, NY Forest Hills Stadium
SF music
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

6 Black activists who changed the HIV/AIDS response in America

By the mid-1980s, the AIDS epidemic had completely gripped the nation. Its victims, primarily queer men, were dying by the thousands. Fear and misinformation reigned supreme, and our government refused to respond to the crisis. Reverend Charles Angel, a community leader and activist who was living with HIV himself, recognized that queer men of color faced additional disparities due to cultural norms and societal inequities.
Public health
#paul-robeson
fromVulture
2 months ago

Mary J. Blige's Mom Won Late Night This Week

Brendan Carr's FCC is still twisting its panties over the existence of talk shows (don't worry, Netflix wants to make them all video-only "podcasts"). This time, Carr's freak-out was an attempt to stretch the FCC's equal-time rules to apply to talk shows - both late night and daytime. Will we see Trump in the Spirit Tunnel in 2028? Only time will tell.
US politics
#transgender-rights
#kennedy-center
fromConsequence
2 months ago

Ms. Lauryn Hill to Perform at Grammys in Honor of D'Angelo and Roberta Flack

The Recording Academy has announced that this Sunday's Grammy Awards will feature Ms. Lauryn Hill performing during the "In Memoriam" segment in honor of the late D'Angelo and Roberta Flack. Elsewhere, Post Malone, Slash, Duff McKagan, and Chad Smith will pay tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne, and Reba McEntire will be joined by Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson to honor "some of the musical icons" who passed away in the last year.
Music
Social justice
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Free MLK Tribute Concert w/ World-Class Musicians (SF)

Free MLK Celebration Week concert presents classical performances promoting peace, unity, and civil rights at Old St. Mary's Cathedral on Tuesday, January 13, midday.
Music
fromConsequence
2 months ago

Renee Fleming Latest Artist to Cancel Concerts at Kennedy Center Amid Donald Trump's Takeover

Renée Fleming canceled two May Kennedy Center performances citing a scheduling conflict amid leadership upheaval after Donald Trump took control and renamed the institution.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Martin Luther King Jr. in Art and Memory

Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors King's legacy through commemoration, cultural programs, a 40-year mural, and the activism that secured the federal holiday.
fromVulture
2 months ago

Oscar Snubees Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Won a Grammy for Wicked

Less than two weeks after Wicked: For Good got entirely shut out from the Oscars, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande won a Grammy ... for a song from the first Wicked movie. During the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony prior to the televised awards show, Erivo and Grande won a Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Defying Gravity," which is from the first Wicked film.
Music
#marian-goodman
#lamonte-mclemore
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Roberta Fallon, Champion of Philadelphia Artists, Dies at 75

Roberta Fallon, Philadelphia artist and Artblog co-founder, championed underrepresented artists and built a vibrant local arts community.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Anthems, agency and arias: baritone Davone Tines on rewriting his role and the rules

Davone Tines electrifies classical performance, redefining singing through genre-crossing artistry, philosophical intellect, and major international awards.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Grammy-nominated jazz vocalists Samara Joy and Dee Dee Bridgewater share intergenerational wisdom

The highly impressive group reflects the current state of jazz, where both young guns and veterans are combining to bring the music to a new swell of fans. To talk about the present state of jazz, The Times brought together 26-year-old Joy and 75-year-old Bridgewater. What followed is an incredible conversation on politics, race, equality and mutual fandom. You both have had Grammy success.
Music
fromVulture
1 month ago

It's Tiiiiiiiiime for Mariah Carey in Italiano

She can belt it out in English and Italian; what can't she do? For the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Milan, Italy, Mariah Carey did what those in Milan do: Sing in Italian. As she walked toward the center of the stage in San Siro, she was followed by at least five people who helped carry the train of her dress.
Music
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

R&B star Jill Scott: I like mystery I love Sade but I don't know what she had for breakfast'

Art, maternal protection, emotional release and simple practices like walking create resilience and transform childhood harm into sustained creative strength.
Music
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 month ago

What does blue mean to you?: Cecile McLorin Salvant at Alberta Rose * Oregon ArtsWatch

Cécile McLorin Salvant delivers technically masterful, emotionally expressive, and visually distinctive jazz performances that enthrall audiences.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

People could hear me at last': how an Italian singer lost her voice and found it again by screaming

Stefania Pedretti lost her voice after encephalitis and psychogenic dysphonia, then used returning to intense band rehearsals and roaring to help restore vocal function.
Music
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

'In the Name of Love' MLK concert will honor an East Bay music legend

In the Name of Love concert honors Martin Luther King Jr. by celebrating Sly and the Family Stone's music with local, multi-generational Bay Area artists.
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