The New Yorker

“Waiting to Exhale,” Thirty Years On

The 1995 classic became as much a sociological phenomenon as an artistic one—but its designation as a “chick flick” belies ...

Delroy Lindo, DeVon Franklin, Sony Pictures Classics and More Among AAFCA Special Achievement Honorees (EXCLUSIVE)

Sony Pictures Motion Group will be awarded the Impact Award. Led by Chairman and CEO Tom Rothman, SPMPG has delivered major ...

He's the first African musician to get a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

The late, great Fela Kuti is known as the "Black President" for his role as both a musical and a political leader. Now he has become the first African artist to get this Grammy honor.

Absolutely American Story of How Aretha Franklin’s ‘Natural Woman’ Happened

Recorded by Franklin in New York City in 1967 with members of The Swampers, Aretha’s singing transformed the song, which ...
USA Today

The story of Ben Franklin and the turkey. Was the Thanksgiving bird almost a U.S. symbol?

If you’re know-it-all cousin tries to tell you Benjamin Franklin wanted the country’s national symbol to be a turkey, rather than a Bald Eagle, between spoonfuls of mashed potatoes this Thanksgiving, ...