Another stunning example of Flack’s interpretive power, and of her role in curating a new pop songbook in the 1970s. She paints this modern standard — made famous with lachrymose sweetness by the ...

With majestic anthems like “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Ms. Flack, a former schoolteacher, ...

Jelal Huyler is a biracial Black poet from Oakland and born to a revolutionary Black woman. He is carrying on throughout this ...

"When you've got a guy like Rodman saying things like that, nothing's said (afterward). His mouth is the one that got it all ...

Literary scholar Farah Jasmine Griffin discusses how Black yearning keeps surviving in the face of racist violence.

As of now, the James Bond film franchise has a new creative boss: Amazon Studios. Following years of limbo after the release ...

Richard Thompson drew on several different people he had encountered for his 1994 song “Beeswing." But the song is ultimately a work of his prodigious imagination, as Thompson envisioned the pros and ...

Filmmaker RaMell Ross may be a practitioner and admirer of visual art, but in cinema, he strives for the effect of poetry.

Smokey Robinson’s music continues to be a vital part of Black history and culture. These ten songs showcase his unparalleled ...

Each February, people across Canada participate in Black History Month events and celebrations that honour the legacy and contributions of Black people in Canada and their communities. The 2025 theme ...

This article uses the category of “Black” in the visible minority variable to establish the counts of the Black populations in Canada and to conduct analysis. The “Black” category includes people who ...

When Induction Day rolls around in Cooperstown, the biggest thrill for a fanbase (outside of celebrating the actual player, of course) might be seeing its team's logo ensconced on the bronze plaque.