Today in Music History for Jan. 30: In 1917, the Original Dixieland Jazz Band recorded ``Darktown Strutters' Ball.'' Some historians consider this to be the earliest commercially made jazz record. It ...

A century ago, the prosperous, post-World War I “Jazz Age” drummed out one tumultuous social change after another. On the ...

Over the next four weeks, the D.C. area comes alive with events highlighting contributions made by the Black community, ...

Events include a Cuban/jazz fusion concert, a Black History Month fashion show, a makers market in Gap, a chance to eat ice ...

As with any subject, history can be explored in a number of ways. In high school and college, students might study it through ...

Bob Perkins’ six-decade career as a journalist and radio host was dedicated to informing, delighting and good music (what he called “GM”).

Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's ...

When Mary Lou Williams arrived at Duke in 1977 as the University’s first artist-in-residence, she was already an icon in the ...

The story of Hazel Scott, who started as a child prodigy and became one of the most successful Black women in entertainment ...

MSU jazz studies director Rodney Whitaker was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in September.

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center has announced its schedule of Black History Month programming that includes ...