From Bessie Smith’s blues grit to Tina Turner’s fire, these two singers helped shape Janis Joplin’s unforgettable vocal style.

Steve Hale felt like a stranger in the Smith Center. It’s been 40 years since UNC basketball played its first game at the Dean Dome. On Jan. 18, 1986, the top-ranked Tar Heels had a dazzling debut ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. 8, 2026 / PRZen / As Urban Bush Women (UBW), a Black women-led theatrical dance company and social activism ensemble, prepares for touring, the organization celebrates two ...

Esther Smith has shared a story of a recent flurry of threatening messages she received before her return to Ghana in December 2025 In a video, the gospel musician detailed how she relied on heavy ...

FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Fort Smith police are investigating a stabbing that occurred near the 1000 block of North E Street. One person was injured and transported to a hospital with ...

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...

Columbus Councilor Toyia Tucker posted on her Facebook page May 22, 2025, a tribute to political activist Nathan Smith after learning about his death. “He didn’t sugarcoat things, and sometimes that ...

Dr. Janell Green Smith was a certified nurse-midwife and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) who dedicated her career to preventing childbirth complications and improving maternal outcomes. In South ...

Steve Smith acknowledges applause for his 37th Test century as he walks off the ground at the end of day three at the SCG Robbie Stephenson/PA Images via Getty Images The Athletic has launched a ...

Edith Renfrow Smith, the granddaughter of slaves, died at the age of 111. In 1937, she became the first Black woman to graduate from Grinnell College in Iowa. Grinnell College honored her by awarding ...

Popular Nashville meteorologist Bree Smith will start at WSMV Channel 4 news the week of Jan. 12, two weeks after filing a gender discrimination lawsuit against NewsChannel 5, her TV home for nine ...

Fullback C.J. Ham was the first and only Vikings player on the field during the coin toss before a 16-3 season finale victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Jan. 4. “That was a surprise,” Ham ...