"Morgiane" is believed to be the oldest existing opera written by a Black American, but it wasn't seen by audiences until 2025.

Richard and Mildred Loving were a Virginia couple whose marriage in 1958 in Washington, D.C. led to their arrest when they returned home to Central Point, Virginia.

Black art is more than creativity — it is a declaration of existence, a reflection of lived experiences, and a force that has ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was an artist who fought for inclusive democracy. Her advocacy and activism laid the groundwork for the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

At his latest show in London, the gallery space becomes a classroom — and while there are no wrong answers, there is always ...

Separately, he is one of the busiest Rodolfos in the opera business, singing the lead role in Puccini’s “La Boheme” in concert halls across the globe. And she is a reigning Queen of the ...

BURGAW, N.C. (WECT) -Playwright and screenwriter Samm-Art Williams was born in Burgaw in 1946. He graduated from C.F. Pope High School in 1964 and graduated from Morgan State University. Williams ...

This year, excerpts from "Morgiane" were played at New Orleans' St. Louis Cathedral, which is believed to be where Dédé was ...