By JESSE J. HOLLAND WASHINGTON (AP) — A holiday that is spreading across the U.S. and beyond, Juneteenth is considered the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Actor Clarence Williams III, who starred as Lincoln Hayes on the countercultural ABC drama, “The Mod Squad” and
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Written by Stacy M. Brown They launch a reunion tour that unites David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks with the lineup at the time and headline on the “Motown 25:
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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Formed in 1935, The Count Basie Orchestra has proven the benchmark for jazz bands and musicians, performing in
By AMANDA LEE MYERS LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins was considering adapting Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the Underground Railroad into a limited
By GLENN GAMBOA Two foundations that serve the needy achieved the kind of spotlight at Sunday’s night’s Academy Awards telecast that any nonprofit yearns for: A shout-out from
