A lot of uncertainty exists in this precarious and troubled world, but one thing I am increasingly sure of is the wisdom and goodness residing within our older people. While some in our society ignore ...

Interviewing loved ones brings you closer and offers a window into the past. Credit...Iryna Korshak Supported by By Dana G. Smith My favorite aunt, Bea, died over the summer. She wore frosty pink ...

The author reflects on how Thanksgiving gatherings were a time for family storytelling and sharing history. Author Lee Hawkins encourages people to use holidays to interview elders and preserve family ...

Hip-hop is more than beats and bravado. Hip-hop is more than beats and bravado. It is a cultural force that can change any stage it touches. Over the years, a growing group of artists has moved from ...

The award season is officially upon us, and it’s shaping up to be a major celebration of Black excellence in music. From country music to the highly anticipated Grammys, Black artists are dominating ...

Gateway Church and its current elders have asked an appellate court to stop the civil defamation lawsuit filed by the woman who was sexually abused by the megachurch's founding pastor, Robert Morris, ...

Atlanta rapper Offset just declared he’s one of the best dressed rappers in the game… and honestly, he may have a point. Fashion has been an integral part of hip-hop culture since the genre’s ...

50 Cent is weighing in after his ex, Vivica A. Fox, warned women not to date rappers like him. While appearing at the Ultimate Women's Expo over the weekend, Fox, 61, responded to a fan who asked for ...

Victoria Smith places a comforting hand on the back of her 88-year-old father as they create poetry in a small room on the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation near Duluth, Minnesota ...

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A group of local rappers became an upstate viral sensation with their rap, “Take me down to Stewys.” They visited Troy High School Thursday to share their story with student ...

With all due respect, the past is the past. I love Roxanne Shante, Salt N’ Pepa, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Da Brat, Eve, Lauryn Hill, and Missy Elliott. But the following list is ...

Dr. A.D. Carson, the professor who defended a rap album as his Ph.D. dissertation, is redefining Hip-Hop as both scholarship and culture. Bars and Books! Hip-Hop has always been a culture of ...