Shabazz paused to acknowledge the formidable jazz pianist and composer, Mary Lou Williams, and the mission of Duke’s Mary Lou ...
In April 1964, Walter and Betty Roberts opened the Actors and Writers Workshop in Atlanta, Georgia, “to provide younger talent in all fields with an opportunity to develop and showcase ...
Television has always been more than an escape for me. Growing up in the 1990s and early 2000s on the South Side of Chicago, I was always thrilled to see women and girls who looked like me and ...
In the early morning of Tuesday, February 17th, Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., completed his assignment on earth, and surrounded by loving family members, took his last breath. He had a lifetime ...
On Tuesday evening, Shabazz discussed the importance of truth, advocacy and X’s relationship to Duke and Durham in an event sponsored by the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture in honor of ...
Eddie Melton, the mayor of Gary, Ind., has worked to attract new investment while promoting the narrative of a comeback. It’s ...
Before accepting the Hooks National Book Award at the University of Memphis on Feb. 13, journalist and author Joy-Ann Reid reflected on why she chose to tell the story of Medgar and Myrlie Evers not ...
Betty Yu is an Emmy Award winning reporter, who joined KTVU in April 2024. She is a dynamic force in journalism, reporting on critical issues from public safety and community engagement to pop culture ...