How far can a song take you? What corners of a hot and twisty soul can it invade? And where will it leave you, when it inevitably does? This collection of songs is Sylvia’ Brooks’ answer to those ...

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Shortly after midnight on Friday at the Monterey Jazz Festival, I sat down with pianist and composer Helen Sung. She had just played her third and final set of the night in the Coffee House, the ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. This review of Beyoncé’s new album, “Renaissance,” is based purely on the ...

Don’t trust the credits. Just as producer credits are sometimes handed out like bonuses, screenwriter credits often fail to reflect work that directors do on scripts they shoot. But one of the most ...