Super Bowl 59 is in the final countdown. Here is what to know about Ledisi, who will perform the Black national anthem.

Finally, something worth putting your book down for! Authors and readers from around the country will gather at James Weldon Johnson Park on Saturday, January 25th for the JAX Urban Book Festival.

The inclusion of the Black national anthem at last year's Super Bowl made Donald Trump's supporters and allies furious.

On "Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler)," the singer speaks directly to the economic disparity experienced by those struggling to carve out a life for themselves in America's inner ... Based on a ...

Find great things to do, see and experience in Pittsburgh including BRIGID, "Jazz Radio America," winter hiking and more in ...

While some are deciding whether to cheer on the Kansas City Chiefs or the Philadelphia Eagles, some of us are gearing up for the Super Bowl halftime show.

The brief experiment with a department of education was born in 1867 and enacted by Southern Democrat President Andrew ...

Kendrick Lamar will perform at Super Bowl 2025 in New Orleans, joined by SZA. Other performers include Jon Batiste, Ledisi, Trombone Shorty, Lauren Daigle, and Southern University’s Human Jukebox.

And America has come so far and has overcome ... “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn written by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900.

We collaborated on many projects. Most notably in the fall of 1995, we produced “God’s Trombones” by James Weldon Johnson at the old Paul Robeson Center, directed by Larry Young. It was one ...