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The title of Eric Reed’s new album has a double meaning—as in, everybody understands the blues, and everybody feels down from time to time. “Your blues may not be my blues, but everybody gets them,” he writes in the liner notes. True enough, but this album is too joyful for ... read more

Actor Idris Elba will make his U.S. festival debut at a California event next month and he’s hoping his DJ set will receive a “rapturous roar” from the crowd. Asked how he’ll know he’s been well-received at Coachella, he said in a recent interview: “During the last song [of each ... read more

Actor Idris Elba will make his U.S. festival debut at a California event next month and he’s hoping his DJ set will receive a “rapturous roar” from the crowd. Asked how he’ll know he’s been well-received at Coachella, he said in a recent interview: “During the last song [of each ... read more

The film’s debut more than doubles what Peele’s “Get Out” hauled in during its opening two years ago. ... read more

When we got word Papa John’s Pizza got a new (black) face, Shaquille O’Neal, the crew at The Root had a field day. “Ask Shaq about his obsession with being a cop and if he had trouble finding a cap and cane for his soft shoe routine ...,” quipped one. ... read more

Comedian, TV host, and radio personality Steve Harvey partnered with Disney and Essence magazine for the Disney Dreamers Academy, which selects 100 high school students ages 13-19 to participate in a life-changing weekend of activities. The academy has been impacting the lives of kids since 2008. “I had a kid that ... read more

Comedian, TV host, and radio personality Steve Harvey partnered with Disney and Essence magazine for the Disney Dreamers Academy, which selects 100 high school students ages 13-19 to participate in a life-changing weekend of activities. The academy has been impacting the lives of kids since 2008. “I had a kid that ... read more

Last week, I got to participate in American Injustice: A BET Town Hall. It’s a series of live conversations with leaders from Cory Booker to Kamala Harris about how we got into this crisis of mass incarceration.Read more... ... read more

According to the Washington Post, counties that hosted Donald Trump rallies saw a 226 percent increase in hate crimes in the months following Trump’s stop in town.Read more... ... read more

The University of Georgia’s Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter has been suspended after video featuring members whipping someone while referring to cotton picking drew an online backlash.Read more... ... read more

All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Douglas' birthday today! Dave Douglas is a prolific trumpeter, composer, educator and entrepreneur from New York City known for the stylistic breadth of his work and for keeping a diverse set of ensembles and projects active simultaneously. His unique contributions to improvised music have ... read more

Today is Dave Frishberg's birthday. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1933. Frishberg is a splendid pianist who has worked with Zoot Sims, Bill Berry, Ben Webster Carmen McRae and too many other leading musicians to list. His greatest fame, however, has come through his songs. Many of ... read more

Some African-Americans say the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate gives off "Obama vibes," but others are wondering if he's the real deal. ... read more

The animated short promotes self-love by centering on a black dad who is trying to do his daughter's hair for the first time. ... read more

Angela Yee of “The Breakfast Club,” who already owns Juice for Life juice bar in Brooklyn, New York, has expanded her entrepreneurial efforts by launching the website www.drinkfreshjuice.com last week. Rolling out spoke exclusively with the entertainment veteran at the Black Women Talk Tech conference in New York City about what ... read more