Tag: african american
Black Music Honors (2018)
The 3rd Annual Black Music Honors took place on August 16, 2018, at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, celebrating the achievements of iconic African American artists across various music genres.
Jenifer Lewis - Black Don't Crack (featuring Marc Shaiman)
Live at the Rosie O'Donnell Show 1996
The Legacy of "Uncle" Charlie Wilson
Charles Kent Wilson, also known as Uncle Charlie, is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and the former lead vocalist of The Gap Band. As a solo artist Wilson has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards and 11 NAACP Image Awards, received a 2009 Soul Tr...
The Nations Biggest Collection Of Racist Objects Are All In A Michigan College Basement
David Pilgrim, a Black sociologist, runs the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia out of the small town of Big Rapids, MI.
Jerrod Carmichael Tells Jennifer Hudson ‘Dreamgirls’ Almost Sang Him Out of the Closet
Jerrod Carmichael tells Jennifer how her performance in “Dreamgirls” almost sang him “out of the closet.”
Alabama Sculpture Park Evokes History of Slavery
In Montgomery, Alabama, a long-neglected plot of land, wedged between a maze of train tracks and the river, has been transformed into the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park.
Issa Sketch
She does it ALL! Hailing all the way from Little Rock by way of El Dorado, Arkansas, Ejspeaks has been creating content for over a decade!
Nearest Green: Jack Daniel's African-American Master Distiller
Caroline Randall Williams, an award-winning writer, cookbook author and restaurateur, travels the United States uncovering the fascinating, essential and often untold Black stories behind American food.
How Black Food Is Essential to Understanding America’s Food Story
Caroline Randall Williams, an award-winning writer, cookbook author and restaurateur, travels the United States uncovering the fascinating, essential and often untold Black stories behind American food.
The Couple Behind One of the Largest African-American Art Collections in the World
Bernard and Shirley Kinsey started their art collection in the early 1970s.
Toni Morrison on Language, Evil and ‘The White Gaze’
Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, M.A. '55, returned to Cornell March 7, 2013 for a conversation about literature, politics and, especially, language.
The Iconic Darlene Love
The iconic Darlene Love recounts her relationship with rock icon Elvis Presley, her friendship with Cher and her legendary career.
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am offers an artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the acclaimed novelist.
Franklin Gets His Moment in the Spotlight in New ‘Peanuts’ Special
A new animated special puts a spotlight on Franklin Armstrong, the first Black character in the Peanuts comic strip, more than 50 years after he made his debut.