For the enslaved Africans, music – rhythm in particular – became a tool of communication about their conditions. Later, it laid the foundation for spirituals and gospel songs.

MERCOGLIANO, Italy (RNS) — Inside a church just outside Naples, people known as femminielli gathered for La Juta, a centuries ...

JCWK Dance Lab presents the inaugural Greater Reading Area Dance Exchange (GRADE) Festival on March 13 at 7:30 p.m., March 14 at 7:30 p.m. and March 15 at 4 p.m. at Alvernia University’s Francis Hall ...

Here is a brief rundown of some coming entertainment options in Northeast Ohio. Make submissions for consideration via email to entertainment@morningjournal.com or entertainment@news-herald.com. You ...

Weeks after Nicolás Maduro's ousting, Venezuelans stage protests and vigils to release political prisoners, as the country's ...

Forty years later, Janet Jackson is still in Control. The musician celebrated the milestone anniversary of her groundbreaking third studio album on Instagram. She shared a compilation of footage from ...

TikTok has dodged a ban in the United States through a deal with its Chinese owner, ByteDance. Yet concerns continue to dog the short-form video app—foremost being Beijing’s ability to spread ...

The Super Bowl Jesus ads that went viral over the past four years are returning for Sunday’s big game with a message that steers clear of hot-button cultural fights. Instead, the 2026 ad spot for the ...

Kid Rock has the “number one song” in America. Not with a new original. Not off the back of a stadium tour or a major ...

Bad Bunny delivered a pointed message in Spanish to millions of Americans watching the Super Bowl on Sunday night: “We’re still here.” In a history-making halftime show performed almost entirely in ...