Ken Burns needs no introduction. As the designated documentarian of the American experience — with series about the Civil War ...

Sylvia Manheim, who has had a major impact on civil rights issues in Long Beach, had an early 100th birthday recently.

On Tuesday evening, Jumaane Smith will launch Lincoln’s music summer when he steps to the microphone on the steps behind the ...

Jazz Jennings, the star of TLC reality series I Am Jazz, is celebrating a new title for her résumé: Harvard University ...

The answer lies in the music of Philly Joe Jones, Mickey Roker, Sumi Tonooka, Johnathan Blake, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, ...

The beginning of the term "Summer Blockbuster" made us afraid to go in the water in 1975 and the rest, as they say, is ...

After testifying at the criminal trial of musician Sean "Diddy" Combs two weeks ago, New London native Cassie Ventura has ...

Casandra Ventura, the R&B singer and actor known simply as Cassie, has welcomed her third child. News of the birth arrived ...

In this 25th edition of Eclectic Discoveries, get an eye and ear full of some sonic gems, from modern electric blues, to post-punk, to jazz-funk, and more.

Gladys Knight, born on May 28, 1944, turns 81 today. This incredible star is one of the greatest artists of […] ...

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