There’s new tracks from Burna Boy and Shaboozey ’s “Change Your Mind”, Alice Smith and Miles Caton ’s “Last Time I Seen The Sun” and many more. There are songs included like “Stand Back” by Stevie ...

There are songs included like “Stand Back” by Stevie Nicks and “Why Should I Love You” by Kate Bush that have shadow arrangements and backing vocals by Prince. The Roots have longstanding ...

Yesterday I was tagged in a post by an old high school friend, asking me and a few others a very public, direct question about white privilege and racism. I feel compelled not only to publish his ...

Happy Music Monday, you all. It’s your pal and selector, Marlon, back once more with a collection to brighten your month. We are into July and for my money, a particularly good time to enjoy some ...

by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Twitter: @marlonw IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest) This June 3rd was the 81st anniversary of Curtis Mayfield ’s birth. Today, on Juneteenth, we offer Move On Up: ...

Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman-Hughes 1972 and 2014 (photo via viralwomen.com) In a recent interview with Black Enterprise, feminist journalist and activist Gloria Steinem had some refreshing ...

After working for over 30 years in several different positions within the Chicago Fire Department, Annette Nance-Holt recently became the first woman to lead the CFD. Her appointment to the top pos… ...

by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Threads: @stlmarlonwest IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest) Happy Music Monday, y’all. If you haven’t already, please dig Jamila Wignot ’s new documentary “Stax: ...

On October 31, 1965, Louis “Pops” (or “Satchmo”) Armstrong gave his first performance in New Orleans, his home town, in nine years. As a boy, he had busked on street corners. At twelve, he marched in ...

Happy Music Monday, you all. It’s your pal and musician marshal is back with another dose of fine tunes. Though Sinners, which arrived in theaters three weeks ago, is his first film not derived from ...

Vogue and YouTube Originals explore the legacy of Black models with a six-part documentary series based on Marcellas Reynolds’ 2019 book, SUPREME MODELS: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion.