In Netflix's new film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Viola Davis stars as the heavy makeup-wearing, velvety-voiced, super confident Ma Rainey. Based on August Wilson's play of the same name, most of the ...

It’s been over 100 years since Bessie Coleman took her first public flight in the U.S., and now she is finally getting the recognition she deserves. This month, American Airlines celebrated the 100th ...

Bessie Coleman’s legacy is still alive–so much that Barbie is releasing a Bessie Coleman Inspiring Women doll. This comes ahead of the late aviatrix’s birthday, which is Jan. 26, and Black History ...

A new musical is taking the stage at the Seattle Public Theater from May 15 to June 7. With strong vocals and full of heart, “Aviatrix” tells the true story of Bessie Coleman, a young Black and Native ...

HBO’s “Bessie,” a biopic premiering Saturday that stars Queen Latifah as the blues singer Bessie Smith, is a thoughtful and at times stirring example of how a film can add texture to a legendary ...

Queen Latifah had us glued to our televisions Saturday night, thanks to her powerful performance as 1920s blues legend Bessie Smith in HBO's biopic Bessie. And if there was one thing that rang clearer ...

AUBERRY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Bessie Walker's family says they have not been the same since the worries of her disappearance turned into heartbreak over her death. "I just don't want my daughter to have ...

In her latest role, Queen Latifah adopts the persona of a 20th century legend. Our Mark Strassmann met up with her for some Questions-and-Answers: At 45, Queen Latifah is playing a part she was first ...

Music biopics tend to thrive in two areas: reintroducing the world to relevant music and providing meaty roles for actors. The greats — “Sid and Nancy,” “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “La Vie en Rose,” ...