Aretha Franklin will receive the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz's Founder's Award at the organization's 25th anniversary event in Washington, D.C. next month.

Leslie Esdaile Banks, the prolific author of a best-selling series of vampire novels, romance books, paranormal thrillers and works of nonfiction, died

Marvel is introducing a new character that embraces the racial melting pot of the US and is sure to give its minority readers a hero

"Whitewash" directed by Ted Woods explores the history of rarely detailed surfing culture within the African American community

Chuck Berry was honored this morning by his hometown of St. Louis with the dedication of an eight-foot-tall statue in his honor. "

Sometimes no good deed goes unpunished. That’s exactly what political pundit, Hip-Hop Republican and CNN/TheRoot.com contributor Lenny McAllister