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International Jazz Day: How you can celebrate in Europe
Euronews via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoHappy International Jazz Day, you cool cats. Spearheaded by the UNESCO, today highlights the musical...
Terry Carter, “Battlestar Galactica” and “Foxy Brown” actor, dies at 95
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoCarter was also a prolific documentary filmmaker and a broadcast news anchor. Terry Carter, the...
Faith Ringgold, Renowned Black Artist and Activist, Dies at 93
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoAnthony Barboza/Getty ImagesFaith Ringgold, the versatile artist who explored race and identity...
Lynda Gravátt Dies: Broadway Actor, TV’s ‘The Hoop Life’ Star Was 77
Deadline via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoLynda Gravátt, a mainstay of the New York stage, a seminal figure in the Washington D.C. theater...
Dr. Todd Boyd Wants People to ‘Understand the Magnitude’ of Hip-Hop Over 50 Years
The Wrap via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoThe author of "Rapper's Deluxe: How Hip Hop Made the World" reacts to Jay-Z's Grammys speech and...
Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he's finally getting his due
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoEd Dwight grew up in segregated 1930s Kansas on a farm on the edge of town. “My first flight was the...
Controversial Comedian Dave Chappelle Wins 5th Comedy Album Grammy for ‘What’s in a Name?’
The Wrap via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoThe comic, who's faced pushback for material about trans people in his routines, won for a speech...
Dave Chappelle Wins His Fifth Grammy Award in Best Comedy Album Category
Variety via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoDave Chappelle has taken home the Grammy for best comedy album, marking his fifth win in the...
When Black kids – shut out from the whitewashed world of children's literature – took matters into...
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoAt the turn of the 20th century, with few children’s books featuring Black characters, one young...
Breaking Baz: Composer Laura Karpman Discusses Infusing ‘American Fiction’ With Hot Jazz &...
Deadline via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoEXCLUSIVE: Laura Karpman was drip-fed jazz notes when she was a baby. Her mother’s turn-table...