LOS ANGELES – Quincy Jones, who once embarked on an international diplomatic tour with jazz great Dizzy Gillespie, will receive the U.S. Department of State’s inaugural Peace Through Music Award. A ceremony honoring the 28-time Grammy winning producer, musician and arranger will be held Wednesday night and as part of the launch of the State … Read more
Fans can check out the merch truck pop-up at North Star Mall on Saturday. SAN ANTONIO — If you’re still living your best Barbie life after seeing the Barbie movie, Mattel has a pop-up event this weekend that’s just for you. The Barbie truck rolls into North Star Mall on the corner of the 410 … Read more
NEW YORK – The actor picked to play the iconic, baby-faced flapper Betty Boop in a new stage musical is a triple threat from Texas with a contagious laugh. Jasmine Amy Rogers will star in “BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical” making its debut this fall in Chicago with hopes that it can charm itself to … Read more
The event features unicorn-themed arts and crafts, music, dancing, hula-hoops, a unicorn reading section, and unicorn gift shop. SAN ANTONIO — Get ready to experience the magic of unicorns! Unicorn World will be bringing its interactive event to the Alamo City in October. You’ll be able to experience the magic of these mystical creatures up … Read more
NEW YORK – In a new study, Black Americans expressed broad concerns about how they are depicted in the news media, with majorities saying they see racist or negative depictions and a lack of effort to cover broad segments of their community. Four in five Black adults say they see racist or racially insensitive depictions … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – During his momentous U.S. Senate campaign against Stephen A. Douglas, Abraham Lincoln sat for a photograph after politicking in western Illinois and presented one of the copies to a man severely injured while testing a cannon for Lincoln’s campaign rally. As a small measure of compassion, Lincoln presented one version of the … Read more
NEW YORK – A dozen years ago, Barkley L. Hendricks, the pioneering portrait artist known for vivid, stylish paintings of Black men and women, stood outside the Frick Collection in Manhattan, known for its works by European Old Masters. He was explaining his love for Rembrandt. “It’s like good music,” the artist said that day. … Read more