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Nile Rodgers & CHIC perform a Tiny Desk concert.

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Nile Rodgers & CHIC: Tiny Desk Concert

Credit: Photo: Grace Widyatmadja Before Nile Rodgers & CHIC set the Tiny Desk off, the icon established a sort of mission statement for the group's sound: "If we can funk in this, you know we can funk." They surely can. In stints since 1972, CHIC has assured its position as funk ambassadors — a position its members clearly relish — and no space is resistant to their grooves. When Rodgers […]

todayOctober 26, 2023

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Milwaukee

Black Nativity 2023: Milwaukee’s revamped Langston Hughes Classic returns

In the heart of Milwaukee, a cherished holiday tradition is poised to make its triumphant return, but with a fresh and audacious spin. Black Arts MKE is set to present its eighth installment of "Black Nativity" by Langston Hughes, a musical that has resonated across generations since its 1961 premiere. This year, the show promises a stirring amalgamation of the old and the new, with an all-Black cast that embodies […]

todayOctober 25, 2023

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With 12 siblings, comic Zainab Johnson has plenty to joke about in new special

Writer, actor and comedian Zainab Johnson is one of 13 siblings who grew up in a Muslim family in Harlem. She jokes about all of it in her new Prime Video special Hijabs Off. Matthew Misisco/Zainab Johnson Comedian, writer and actor Zainab Johnson is known for telling stories about dating, being a Black Muslim in America and her very big family. "You know in a house with 15 people, a […]

todayOctober 25, 2023

Richard Roundtree at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2022. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

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Richard Roundtree, star of ‘Shaft,’ dies at 81

Richard Roundtree at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2022. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Updated October 25, 2023 at 11:00 AM ET Richard Roundtree, who died Tuesday at 81 in Los Angeles, was easily one of the coolest actors ever. When he was cast as the Black private eye John Shaft in the 1971 film of the same name, the former college football player and model was relatively unknown. But […]

todayOctober 25, 2023

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Watch HYFIN artist Jordan Ward performs a Tiny Desk Concert

Credit: Photo: Estefania Mitre Jordan Ward showed up to NPR headquarters radiating with a warm energy that felt familiar, like linking up with your favorite cousins at the cookout. After all, the immense amount of creativity and synergy displayed by Ward and his bandmates during this Tiny Desk performance is indicative of pure fellowship. The St. Louis-bred singer-songwriter started his professional career as a backup dancer for stars like Justin […]

todayOctober 23, 2023

Kayleigh Butler, a hair stylist, stands for a portrait at her studio in Atlanta on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. "Relaxers have taken an extreme decline ... as we became more knowledgeable about the effects of the relaxer on your hair and what it can do to your hair," says Butler, who remembers getting relaxers when she was 5 years old. Kenya Hunter/AP

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The FDA is proposing a ban on hair relaxers with formaldehyde due to cancer concerns

Kayleigh Butler, a hair stylist, stands for a portrait at her studio in Atlanta on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. "Relaxers have taken an extreme decline ... as we became more knowledgeable about the effects of the relaxer on your hair and what it can do to your hair," says Butler, who remembers getting relaxers when she was 5 years old. Kenya Hunter/AP The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a […]

todayOctober 23, 2023

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How Corinne Bailey Rae and Theaster Gates are preserving Black culture

After we wrapped the shoot on this episode of Amplify, I called an Uber to take me from the Stony Island Arts Bank on Chicago's South Side back to my downtown hotel. The 30-minute ride along Lakeshore Drive was beautiful, with Lake Michigan shining a bright and hopeful blue. I started chatting with my driver, and it was one of those conversations between strangers that quickly goes deep. We talked […]

todayOctober 18, 2023

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Introducing Kipp Stone: East Cleveland’s Rising Hip Hop Star

Kipp Stone is a name that's been steadily making waves in hip hop. Originally from East Cleveland, Ohio Stone is a force to be reckoned with. With his unique style and lyrical wordplay and witty punchlines, he's carving his own path in the hip-hop scene. During our conversation we dove into his life, artists who had a huge influence on his music and who he would want to record a […]

todayOctober 16, 2023

Kimberley Seals Allers, was inspired to start Irth because of stories she her from many mothers as well as her own experience of bias in the health care system during the delivery of her first child. Tom Mason/The Big Idea: Birth Without Bias

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‘Irth’ hospital review app aims to take the bias out of giving birth

Kimberley Seals Allers, was inspired to start Irth because of stories she her from many mothers as well as her own experience of bias in the health care system during the delivery of her first child. Tom Mason/The Big Idea: Birth Without Bias Like any savvy mother-to-be, Queens, N.Y.-based journalist Kimberly Seals Allers made an informed decision when it came to selecting a hospital in which to give birth. She […]

todayOctober 16, 2023

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