As the tap dancer yields the stage, she hands the beat, quite literally, to the beatboxers. The first performer starts his ...

Gary Burke looked on proudly in his Civil War-era U.S. Colored Troops uniform as Juneteenth festivities unfolded at the Tennessee State Museum. He watched as the Sankofa African Drum and Dance group ...

An African American Performance Showcase” is returning to the IU Auditorium after taking a year off to celebrate its 50th ...

Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music ...

An Oakland woman has brought the joy of dance and an appreciation for African American culture to performers and audiences for 52 years. Artistic director Deborah Vaughan crafts diverse performances ...

Four years ago, Debora Wondercheck was trying to process scenes of civil unrest in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor taking place nationally and in Orange County, when she ...

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 American ...

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Ann Arbor native Willis Patterson became the first Black professor at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and ...

Editor's Note: This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities and their impact on our region. The series builds on The Star ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Downtown Grand Rapids is bustling with activity this weekend with ArtPrize and the celebration of the diversity and richness of Black culture and creativity at the Grand Rapids ...