Imani Perry’s impressionistic “Black in Blues” finds shades of meaning — beautiful and ugly — in art, artifacts, music, ...

Jazz and blues are types of music that can trace their roots back to the early 20th Century, in the southern United States. Jazz was very popular as it was a fresh, new sound. Different styles of ...

Ryan Coogler tells us about the influences–be they historical, horror, or family heritage—on his new vampire movie, Sinners.

More than 40 plaques have been stolen from “The Music They Played on 7th Street Oakland” Walk of Fame in West Oakland.

The Chicago Cubs unveiled an alternate uniform on Thursday night, going with a design that’s a baby blue throwback as well as a nod to the city’s history of blues music. The release lined up ...

Imani Perry finds room to improvise, to think on the page in what feels like real time. Her work walks a line between ...

Elvis Presley's single, "Heartbreak Hotel" was released by RCA Records, Frank Sinatra played a benefit show at Carnegie Hall ...

Coogler grew up listening to blues music with Uncle James, who would talk about his experiences in Mississippi. Sinners gave him a chance to not only explore his ancestry and learn more about his ...