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So now, The Root is taking a closer look at the anti-racist white heroes who were just as down for civil rights as Black ...
Black Americans have always led our ... Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and Frederick Douglass were white folks like legendary singer Frank Sinatra who used their voices and privilege to protests ...
I’m looking at a giant framed photo of Frank Sinatra holding a cocktail (black and white save for his eyes, which are, of course, blue). On my table are giant platters of classic red-sauce fare ...
Catch up on highlights from the 78th Annual Tony Awards, including best red carpet looks, top winners and performances from ...
Country music and jazz music share a lot more common ground than one might think. Here are three jazz standards that became country hits.
Lifelong U2 fan Nick Newman had only i minutes to interview Bono: His Q&A ends with Bono calling him "a beautiful man." ...
The new bio-musical about Nat "King" Cole by Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor at the New York Theatre Workshop stars Dulé ...
A child of the Sixties like myself may treat Sly Stone's death with more sorrow than someone gone gaga over contemporary heartthrob Taylor Swift.