And ACTION: Happy Birthday Film Director Ava DuVernay!
It's director Ava DuVernay's birthday. But what do you get someone who already has an Emmy, an Oscar nomination, and Oprah's phone number?
History in the Making: 20 Years of Beyoncé
Twenty years ago, Beyoncé released her first solo album and since then she's worked steadily toward world domination. What have YOU done since 2003?
Better Than All The Rest: Remembering Tina Turner
From Nutbush to Thunderdome and beyond, superstar Tina Turner put her indelible stamp on American music and American culture.
Okay, I Believe You: The Art and the Activism of Harry Belafonte
A movie star, a singing sensation, and a major civil rights leader, the late Harry Belafonte accomplished enough to fill several lifetimes.
Happy Happy Happy Birthday, Chaka-Chaka-Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan turns 70 this month, and she’s celebrating like any legendary superstar would: she’s coming to Ohio.
The Chronicles of Lance Reddick
Some actors get typecast as Everyone's Dad. The captivating character actor Lance Reddick was more like Everyone's Lieutenant.
3 Was the Magic Number
De La Soul, featuring the late David Jolicoeur, so thoroughly reimagined hip hop that their records sounded like transmissions from another reality. Plug Two, over and out.
10 Ways to Try a Little Otis Redding
Fifty-five years ago this month the unparalleled soul singer Otis Redding left us, and we've been loving his music too long to stop now.
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