Calvin Lockhart: The Original "Biggie Smalls"
Bahamian-born Calvin Lockhart first caught moviegoers' attention in the supercharged urban films "Cotton Comes to Harlem" (1970) and...
Donny Hathaway: The Heart of Soul
Donny Hathaway was one of the brightest new voices in soul music at the dawn of the '70s, possessed of a smooth, gospel-inflected...
Phyllis Hyman: The Sophisticated Lady
Deep-voiced and statuesque, Phyllis Hyman sang with a life-affirming energy and emotional intensity found in few other female vocalists....
Hazel Scott: The First Black Woman To Have Her Own TV Show
She was called the “Darling of Café Society” back in 1939 when New York City was alive with the sounds of swing. A sexy siren sitting...
Harlem Jazz Queen Florence Mills: The "Queen of Happiness," Harlem's "Blackbird&q
On this date {January 25] in 1896 Florence Mills was born. She was an African American singer, dancer. From Washington D.C., she was...
Harry Pace: Founder of Black Swan, The First Black Record Company
Harry Herbert Pace was the founder of the first black record company, Pace Phonograph Corporation which sold recordings under the Black...
Shuffle Along: Broadway's First Black Musical
Shuffle Along, a musical comedy by composer Eubie Blake and lyricist Noble Sissle which featured an all-black cast, was the most...
Afro-Brazilian Ballerina Ingrid Silva Finds Success in New York
At the age of eight, Ingrid Silva already knew what path she wanted to follow. As a child, with her mother’s encouragement, she entered...
Billy Strayhorn: His Lush Life
Within his own milieu, he was admired for his keen intellect, his generosity of spirit, his Auntie Mame-like zest for life and his...
Here's Your First Look At Taye Diggs in the Title Role in 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'
Taye Diggs will return to Broadway this summer in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," the 2014 Tony Award winning Best Musical Revival. Diggs...
