2014 Oscar Nominations: Barkhad, Chewitel, Lupita and McQueen Nominated

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This morning, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences and actor Chris Hemsworth  announced the...

Wayne Wallace: ‘Your Art Should Go Hand-in-Hand With Your Social Consciousness’

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Wayne Wallace is an acclaimed Afro-Latin jazz musician and eloquent public intellectual. This academic year, the multi-faceted, 61-year-old trombonist became a jazz...

Poet and Activist Amiri Baraka Dies

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NJ.com is reporting that longtime activist and NJ poet laureate Amiri Baraka has died. David Giambusso of the Star-Ledger writes: Baraka was...

Akosua Report: Benedict Wallet Vilakazi

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'Bury me where the grasses grow Below the weeping willow trees To let their branches shed upon me Leaves of varied greens. Then, as I...

Jazz Musician Najee Talks New Music & The Other Side of Prince

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Best-selling jazz musician Najee released his 13th studio album, The Morning After - A Musical Love Journey, this past October. His...

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is A Short Walk to the Oscars

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Based on an autobiography of the same name, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom chronicles familial and historic events in the life...

African Diaspora: Blacks Dominate 2014 Golden Globe Nominations

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Shadow and Act is reporting that British actor Chewitel Ejiofor (Nigeria) was nominated for 2014 Golden Globe award for the best...

Dave Koz: ‘Jazz is a State of Mind, An Attitude About Life’

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After almost 25 years in the music business, saxophonist Dave Koz remains one of the most grounded and consistent musicians to...

Dave Koz: 'Jazz is a State of Mind, An Attitude About Life'

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After almost 25 years in the music business, saxophonist Dave Koz remains one of the most grounded and consistent musicians to...

EXCLUSIVE: Billy Cobham Talks 40th Anniversary of Seminal LP ‘Spectrum’

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This year marks the 40th anniversary of drummer Billy Cobham's debut LP, Spectrum. Originally released in October 1973 on Atlantic Records,...

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