arts-entertainment

Tina Knowles has been inching her way into the fashion world. First the mother of singer Beyonce began designing the...

In her low husky voice, Maya Angelou came out singing about her love of books and libraries in an African...

Gregory?Isaacs, the Jamaican reggae singer whose smooth style earned him the nickname “Cool Ruler,” has died. He was 59. Isaacs‘...

The Walkman, the Sony cassette device that forever changed music listening before becoming outdated by digital MP3 players and iPods,...

Hugh?Tracey came to southern Africa in the 1920s to become a tobacco farmer but ended up compiling the largest known...

At the end of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s short life, the explosively talented but troubled New York artist had a dream ?...

Nelson?Mandela failing classes, fussing over his children, fighting with his wife. This is not the anti-apartheid icon of “Long Walk...

A country known for groundbreaking jazz is getting a visit from one of America’s leading trumpeters, who spent the weekend...

Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington will host this year’s Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, organizers said Thursday. Artists including...