Fabu Phillis Carter, a scholar, educator, and the City of Madison’s first African American Poet Laureate, and Jane Reynolds, ...

Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' offers a powerful exploration of African American history, identity, and culture in a thrilling vampire slasher film.

Across the arc of his spectacular 20 th-century career Duke Ellington was a pianist, a bandleader, a composer and arranger…and, at one time, Duke Ellington was a record-label owner. At the ...

In an age where the term "relevance" feels like the single dominant tenant of nearly all of us in the education community, the significance of the work of Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington continues ...

By Hank Shteamer Video by Ariel Fisher and Tim Schutsky Jason Moran has spent the past year living with the music of Duke Ellington, playing a series of concerts honoring the 125th anniversary of ...

Watch saxophonist Teresa Rodrigues perform "I Didn't Know About You" by Duke Ellington. Watch saxophonist Teresa Rodrigues perform "I Didn't Know About You" by Duke Ellington. Teresa is the May ...

Creative Sanctuary will host “Jazz is Peace: honoring Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn” May 11 at 7 p.m. at the Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St., Arcata. The program will explore the music ...

In 1950, Duke Ellington recorded Masterpieces by Ellington, an ambitious album that redefined jazz composition. This deep dive explores the breathtaking Mood Indigo, a song that expanded beyond ...

Cooper Flagg has long been projected as the top overall pick. Flagg led his Duke team in nearly every facet last season. The Blue Devils roster was the most talented head coach Jon Scheyer has had ...

On April 5, 1975, eight young women crossed over the burning sands into the Lambda Omega Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority and stepped into history as the first African American sorority at ...

The heads of two House committees have written a letter to the president of Duke University advising the North Carolina school to end its partnership with Wuhan University in China. Rep.