Aug 12 Watch 2:58 An artist’s Brief But Spectacular take on letting the colors speak for you Kennady Bob is a Los Angeles-based artist who expresses herself through both large-scale paintings and small sketches. After experiencing great loss early in her life, she found that she could process the feelings she struggled to put into words through… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Judge says Trump’s right to free speech is ‘not absolute’ in election case In our news wrap Friday, a federal judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against former President Trump warned his right to free speech is not absolute, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is in jail after a judge revoked his bail, Islamic… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 7:54 Hip-hop was born 50 years ago. Nelson George discusses its evolution and legacy By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport, Karina Cuevas, Courtney Norris Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th birthday. It started with a back-to-school party on August 11, 1973, in The Bronx. Clive Campbell, known as DJ Kool Herc, improvised and played snippets in a loop on two turntables to keep the music… Continue watching
Aug 09 Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press Hip-hop has impacted everything: Art, culture, fashion, community, social justice, politics, sports, business. This year is being marked as a 50th anniversary celebration. Continue reading
Aug 09 Singer and songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, subject of ‘Searching for Sugarman’ documentary, dies at 81 By Corey Williams, Associated Press Rodriguez' albums flopped in the United States in the 1970s but — unknown to him — he later became a star in South Africa where his protest songs inspired white liberals horrified by the country's brutal racial segregation system of… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 7:19 News Wrap: Storm system blasts eastern U.S. with severe weather In our news wrap Tuesday, a storm system blasted the Northeast with severe weather, there's new evidence of global warming affecting Antarctica with sea ice at a record low, the Supreme Court reinstated a federal regulation aimed at curbing the… Continue watching
Aug 08 Tory Lanez gets 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Herriford handed down the sentence to the 31-year-old Lanez, who was convicted in December of three felonies. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 7:05 James McBride discusses the themes in his new novel, ‘The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store’ By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson The National Book Award-winning author James McBride has a new novel out, "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store." Like much of McBride’s work, it’s rooted in race, religion and personal history. Jeffrey Brown turns the page for our arts and… Continue watching
Aug 08 Funeral procession in Ireland honors the memory of singer Sinéad O’Connor By Associated Press Fans tucked handwritten notes and flowers behind a chain wrapped around a granite post at the entrance to her former home, thanking her for sharing her voice and her music. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 2:57 A Brief But Spectacular take on forgiveness By Steve Goldbloom Ramya Ramana is an award-winning author, poet and lyricist. She was a winner of the Youth Poet Laureate of New York City award. In addition to performing and writing, she has also worked as an educator and mentor for young… Continue watching