BET to dedicate Sunday programming to MLK
NEW YORK (AP) - The network also will air "Michelle Obama on a Mission: Impact Africa," which follows the First Lady's travels to South Africa and Botswana...
Branford Marsalis to compose music for Broadway's 'Mountaintop'
Branford Marsalis (Fences) has joined the creative team as composer of original music for the upcoming Broadway premiere of the new play The Mountaintop...
Chicago activist learns from the past, influences future
VIDEO - A community activist, historian and author, Dr. Conrad Worrill has been involved in Chicago's African American political movement for decades...
Samuel L. Jackson to make his Broadway debut as MLK
NEW YORK (AP) - The play, by Katori Hall, made its debut in London in 2009. It had been rumored that Halle Berry would join Jackson but producers said "child custody issues" ruled her out...
Rev. Al Sharpton plans to write memoir, build $20M headquarters in Harlem
The memoir's working title is "Mountain Highs and Valley Lows." It will be co-written by journalist Karen Hunter, who was part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1999 Daily News Editorial Board...
