Teddy Riley sits down in the restaurant of the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills and tells a server, “All I want is a lemonade and some French fries.” He and I will share two orders of fries, actually — one ...

Minister Louis Farrakhan lauded the work of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson during the Nation of Islam's national gathering in ...

Before Democrats fractured, Jackson united workers across race and region — and provided a model for today’s party ...

Mr. Jackson’s presidential campaigns created a pathway for scores of Black Democrats to run for office, with many making ...

There are more Black senators than ever before, but a major Supreme Court ruling could reduce Black representation in the ...

Sixty years after Sly & The Family Stone reshaped culture, The Official Sly & The Family Stone 60th Anniversary ...

Television has always been more than an escape for me. Growing up in the 1990s and early 2000s on the South Side of Chicago, I was always thrilled to see women and girls who looked like me and ...

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In 1996, Jackson’s calls for more diversity in Hollywood were ignored or criticized. Now "Sinners," a movie by a Black ...

"His courage, his faith, and his unwavering belief in justice gave strength to countless people, myself included," Motown founder Berry Gordy said in a statement.