Affectionately known as the “mother of the civil rights movement,” Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on Feb. 4, 1913. She will forever exemplify civil disobedience and defiance—especially to Black ...

Beyoncé’s eighth album Cowboy Carter ambitiously celebrates country music while challenging the industry’s gatekeepers. Though white artists have dominated country music, the genre has a long history ...

THE CRYSTALS: (Singing) I met him on a Monday, and my heart stood still. Da doo ron ron ron. Da doo ron ron. THE CHIFFONS: (Singing) One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl. ESTRIN: All right ...

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...

Africa Mix celebrates Women's History Month, with plans to feature African women in music on the show through the whole of ...

These eight women aren’t just charting, they are changing how the world hears Africa. Each one carries a distinct sound, story, and spirit. Once considered niche, African genres like Afrobeats and ...

SZA’s hit song “Kill Bill” has officially become the most streamed track by a Black female artist in Spotify history, after accumulating 2.54 billion streams. That’s billions of streams and counting.

A self-taught musician, Elizabeth Cotten changed American folk music. The twice-nominated folk musician, Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten won her first Grammy at 90 years old. Fiercely proud of her North ...

When an employee of the KYKC, a country music radio station based in a small southern Oklahoma town, hit send on an email earlier this week responding to a listener's request to hear a new song, they ...

The ensemble cast brings to life the African legends that female superheroes like the Dora Milaje are modeled after. Viola Davis’ new period film “The Woman King” is more than a semi-historical ...