To celebrate Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison has a new weekly series on the music of the African ...

Many of Chicago’s oldest schools are named after white men. The first one named after a Black person goes back to the 1930s.

Tems makes history as the first African female artist with 7 entries on Billboard Hot 100, Cardi B and Stefon Diggs spark ...

A new wave of artists is transcending traditional notions of Christian music, drawing young global audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B. Often boosted by social media, many of them got ...

Celebrate Black History Month with a look at 12 unique stamps honoring pioneers in music, civil rights, sports, politics and ...

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Tems has made history by becoming the first African female artist to achieve seven entries on ...

With Reggae and Black History Month well underway, recording artists Denz Asti and Safiyah have released the track African to ...

For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison kicks off a weekly series with a deep dive into the history ...

Long a collectors’ holy grail, this searching, atmospheric soundtrack recorded for Chicago’s Adler Planetarium in 1993 mixes spiritual jazz with avant-garde pan-Africanism.

Tyla’s Grammy win was met with mixed reactions, largely congratulatory but with others more critical, mainly from some ...