Lyric Opera of Chicago has revealed the company’s 2025/26 Season, its first complete season featuring Medea, Salome and more.

Costumes are required ... There also will be guest performances by circus artist Sweet Tooth Simone, Afro-Brazilian percussion group Tamojunto, the Young Heroes Brass Band — a group of ...

Paul Tazewell has won the Academy Award for best costume design for the movie-musical sensation “Wicked,” becoming the first Black man to win the award. He received a standing ovation from the ...

Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design” on Mar. 22nd, showcasing the work of the acclaimed costume designer. The exhibition will feature over 60 costumes from Ruth E. Carter’s illustrious ...

From soul-stirring introspection to high-energy celebration, Black Fab, the enigmatic force behind the afro-conscious sound, unveils his latest EP, Big Masquerade. This bold sonic expedition ...

The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they ...

From capes to coffins, costume designer Linda Muir is resurrecting Count Orlok’s wardrobe for the silver screen. Renowned for her collaborations with director Robert Eggers on “The Witch ...

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During a thoughtful conversation recently, Depradine weaved together information about his family history, Afro-Latino culture, honey production in Louisiana and Mississippi, and prohibitive ...

WASHINGTON — Nearly 40 recently terminated federal workers walked from Senate office to Senate office Feb. 25, hoping to share their stories with senators and their staff. Demonstrators protest ...

PITTSBURGH — Acrobatics and tumbling is one of the NCAA's fastest-growing sports. Over 40 schools are fielding teams this season, more than triple the number that participated a decade ago.