Grammy Award-winning, legendary artists Carlos Santana and Earth, Wind & Fire will embark on a North American tour this summer. A continuation of 2019’s Supernatural Now tour for Santana, the Miraculous Supernatural 2020 Tour will mark the first time that these two powerhouses will share…

'Being Mary Jane' star Gabrielle Union found Kobe and Gigi Bryant's memorial "very healing".

Jussie Smollett has pleaded not guilty to new charges in relation to allegations he staged a racist and homophobic attack on himself last year.

Restaurateur, model and author B. Smith died on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, her husband Dan Gasby said in a statement. She was 70 years old.

Jamie Foxx has revealed he wants to "stop thinking" about the Oscar and "celebrate his own blackness" as he picked up a special award given by the American Black Film Festival on Sunday night (24.02.20).

Aaron Neville has been leaving his mark on the music industry across six decades and a host of genres ranging from funk, soul, pop, R&B, country and gospel. And on Saturday, he promises to give St. Louis a taste of it all when he takes the stage as half of the Aaron Neville Duo Saturday …

“It’s almost like I’m playing myself in a parallel dimension,” Tef Poe said of his role on the Black Rep stage.

When Ronald Isley emerged on stage the day after Valentine’s Day in head-to-toe red and his signature “Mr. Biggs” cane, it was clear that the audience would be in for a treat.

Rising rap star Pop Smoke, a New York rapper known for his hit "Welcome to the Party," was fatally shot at his home in Hollywood, California. He was 20.

Beloved sitcom star Ja’net DuBois, best known for her role as Wilona Woods in the 1970s sitcom “Good Times,” passed away today (Tues., Feb. 18). She was 74.

As soon as the trailer for “The Photograph” dropped, the film’s target audience fell as in love with the idea of the film as Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield fell for each other in the clip.

As he fought back emotions, local veteran rapper M.C. admitted that his latest song “Monday” was one he never, ever wanted to write. A tribute to his late mother Arleen Bills, who passed away recently after a battle with cancer, M.C. premiered the video on Sunday – what would have been her b…

“We did it, ‘Hair Love’ is officially Oscar nominated,” David Steward II exclaimed through his company Lion Forge Animation’s Facebook Page last month. “Congratulations to my fellow producers: Matthew Cherry, Karen Toliver, Monica Young and Carl Reed!!!”

Music Director Stéphane Denève and the  St. Louis Symphony Orchestra continue their exploration of the works of French composer Guillaume Connesson this season, collaborating with saxophonist Timothy McAllister for the U.S. premiere of the composer’s saxophone concerto, A Kind of Trane, insp…

“I have been giving you my heart for the last twenty years,” Jill Scott told the sold-out crowd who came to see he at the Fox Sunday night. “And I’ve had a hell of a time.”

Music icon Janet Jackson announced today that she will be bringing her upcoming “Black Diamond Tour” to town with a stop at Enterprise Center on July 31st.

(St. Louis Public Radio) - Opera Theatre of St. Louis announced the largest donation in its history today.

As he sat in a basement recreation room at Covenant House on North Kingshighway, Turran Coleman was quiet, shy even, as he talked about his rise in music by way of becoming a viral Instagram and Tik Tok sensation.

With Idris Goodwin’s adaptation of newly appointed National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jason Reynold’s award-winning book, “Ghost,” Metro Theater Company (MTC) serves high impact theater requiring a level of stamina rarely seen in a stage production.

As part of the legendary rap group Run-DMC, he has played before tens of thousands.  But when hip-hop pioneer-turned-reality-television star-turned-author Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons and his wife Justine Simmons took the stage Saturday to talk about their book, “Old School Love: And Why It Wor…

The St. Louis County Library’s Black History Celebration will begin with a special evening with iconic RUN DMC rapper Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons and his wife Justine Simmons. The event will be a discussion of their memoir “Old School Love: And Why It Works.” The event will take place on Saturd…

“Solomon Thurman is a local treasure,” Nancy Kranzberg said in the video that captured the life and experiences of Solomon Thurman Jr., who received a Lifetime Achievement in the Arts award at the Arts & Education Council’s 29th Annual St. Louis Arts Awards Monday night in the Khorossan …

Russian-Ghanaian artist Liz Johnson Artur opened her solo show “Dusha” (that’s “soul” in Russian) at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis on January 17. The show, curated by CAM’s Chief Curator Wassan Al-Khudhairi, centers on an international collection of intimate photos of black people.

Charlie Chan Soprano has been synonymous with the culture of hip-hop in St. Louis since the late 1980s.Chan became connected to the DNA of the area’s hip-hop scene DJing mixtapes and house parties. Now he is known the world over as a turn-tableist and DJ for Run-DMC.  On Sunday, January 26 a…

When Brian Temple was growing up, his youth was marked by a certain curiosity when it came to buildings – both in the Penrose neighborhood he called home and beyond.

The year 2020 is the year of satisfaction! You read right – satisfaction! For far too long, many of us have been living lives that overflow with responsibility but trickle with contentment. I’m not writing about what someone else told me, I’m sharing what I’ve experienced firsthand. There ha…

The “Bad Boys” franchise received a raw emotional revamp for the long awaited third installment “Bad Boys for Life”– which hit in theaters nationwide on Friday, January 17. Fans have waited nearly two decades for Martin Lawrence and Will Smith to return to the big screen as Miami police dete…

Academy Award-winning Memphis rap trio Three 6 Mafia has included St. Louis in the lineup for their reunion tour, entitled “The Return of Three 6 Mafia.”

As St. Louis prepares to celebrate the life and legacy of Civil Rights icon Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the national holiday named in his honor, there are literally dozens of opportunities to pay tribute through participation in programming and activities.

“It’s going to be big,” Jasmine Brown, owner and creator of Designs by J. Stocking said with the excitement peering through her voice about the upcoming show she will be presenting.

August Wilson was to theater what the best of jazz composers are to music. The casual listener will appreciate the sounds and the beauty – or pain – of the music. But when the selection stretches beyond the concepts of the listeners’ understanding or imagination, they are ready to move on. H…

The genius of Tony Johnson, better known to St. Louis radio listeners as Tony J, was that he made a name for himself as a beloved personality by delivering what is traditionally the most boring element of drive time radio – the traffic report.

A year ago, Bruce Franks Jr. said he was talking with some of his closest colleagues in the Missouri House about his depression and anxiety – a period of time he described as “his lowest point.” 

Whitney Houston and Notorious B.I.G. will be among those enshrined as part of the 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

A fan favorite show from last spring featuring rap veterans will return to Chaifetz Arena in 2020. The Legends of Hip Hop tour will once again play St. Louis.

EdHub STL will host Bettina Love, author of “More Than Just Surviving: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom,” 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, January 29 at Innovation Hall, 4220 Duncan Ave.

Beloved longtime Black Rep leading lady Linda Kennedy, who passed away last August after a battle with cancer, will be honored by the company where he professional stage career began.

Seeing the performance delivered by singer TreG at the Grandel on Saturday would make one long for the good old days in the music industry when major label scouts regularly dipped into cities for performances based on word of mouth or other buzz to see what local artists had to offer.

Just moments before an assassin’s bullet cut his life tragically short and changed the course of history, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had music on his mind. He spotted famed saxophonist Ben Branch on the motel parking lot and asked him to play “Precious Lord” at an upcoming rally where K…

To say that “Just Mercy” doesn’t have a certain charm would be unfair to the actors who were relentless in successfully applying their talents to make “Just Mercy” worth the watch. However, the film inspired by the memoir of the same name, that details the origins of the career of Bryan Stev…

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, announced via Instagram that they are stepping back from their roles as senior members of the British royal family and plan to work towards becoming "financially independent.”

Left Bank Books presents senior editor at CNN Worldwide Anissa Gray, who will sign and discuss her debut novel, The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls on the occasion of its paperback release on Tuesday, January 28, 7:00 p.m. at Left Bank Books (399 N. Euclid).

The MLK Holiday Jam, an R&B revue concert that was to take place on Sunday, January 19 at Chaifetz Arena has been canceled.

Certified Marvel heroes are few and far between, but St. Louis native Sidney Keys III can claim the title with vigor and excitement. Using his superpower of reading and the ability to bring people together, Keys transports his friends to a world of wonder and encourages exploration of Africa…

St. Louis lost a musical icon on Christmas day with the passing of Hugh “Peanuts” Whalum.

So, it’s that time where we are expected to share what we enjoyed most – or least – about the year. In the words of Kendrick Lamar, I will “keep it on a high note” – mainly because there was so much good that I don’t have room for the bad. Local and national are in the spotlight as I look ba…

Griot Museum of Black History and Culture founder and director Lois Conley said during the opening reception for the institution’s latest exhibit, “Impact HIV/AIDS,” was rooted in aesthetics.

“I want you to keep in mind as you think about her resume and all that she’s done, that this young lady is only 15 years old,” St. Louis Symphony IN UNISON Chorus director Kevin McBeth told the crowd at Powell Hall on Thursday as he introduced the 2019 guest soloist Kennedy Holmes.