With hits like “Respect” and “Chain of Fools,” she defined a female archetype: sensual and strong, long-suffering but ...

Glynn Turman, Teyana Taylor and cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw were among the winners on Night 3 of the 57th NAACP Image Awards virtual show, which highlighted film, television and writing ...

Long before shows like The Voice and American Idol turned singing into a competitive sport, iconic vocalists were making their mark on music history. And while there have of course been some amazing ...

Few in Detroit were tighter with the Rev. Jesse Jackson than the family of Aretha Franklin. Jackson, who died Tuesday at age 84, was a longtime friend of the Rev. C.L. Franklin. The men were Midwest ...

Detroit-born star CeCe Winans collected her 18 th Grammy Award on Sunday (Feb. 1), the latest accolade in her much-decorated gospel career. With the win, Winans has matched the career total of the ...

Composer Philip Glass is 89. Bluesman Charlie Musselwhite is 82. Actor Jonathan Banks (“Better Call Saul,” ″Breaking Bad”) is 79. Actor Glynn Turman (“The Wire,” ″A Different World”) is 79. Singer ...

Mary J. Blige is getting transparent about the experience she had working with the late Aretha Franklin and her story is something else! Sitting down for a new interview with Andy Cohen on the latest ...

“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” did feature a major twist in its Season 2 finale, but not necessarily the one book readers were expecting. It was a deviation, and according to executive producer ...

One of the most consistently entertaining sitcoms of the early 21st century was "Scrubs," following the medical staff at Sacred Heart Hospital. Though the gags come in fast and furious, often veering ...

Had a four-octave vocal range. Was a self-taught pianist, who learned without knowing how to read music. Her father was shot by burglars in 1979 and remained in a coma until his death in 1984. Rev.

Franklin’s induction was significantly huge, but, as time would tell, a small step in an inclusive direction. Franklin was the only woman in her inductee class, a trend that would continue for years ...

EXCLUSIVE: Fans of the original A Different World series rejoice. Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Cree Summer, and Darryl M. Bell are coming back together for the Netflix spinoff series, reprising their ...