Billie Holiday rose from poverty and trauma to become one of the most influential jazz singers in history, her voice ...

"A White Jewish producer, and the greatest Black jazz singer of all-time, and an all-Black band, working together to produce art," Crystal says ...

The song “Strange Fruit,” was described as the “song of the century” in 1999 by Time Magazine. It was popularized by the famous American jazz singer, Billie Holiday. It is among the greatest and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Billie Holiday in 1954 (left); Billy Crystal in June 2025. His uncle Milt Gabler produced one of jazz legend Billie Holiday's ...

Episode Two of BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA reveals Black & Jewish work in art & culture. Episode Two of BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA: AN INTERWOVEN HISTORY explores the alliances between Black and Jewish ...

A century of songs that didn’t just reflect the moment — they shaped eras, sparked movements, and carried the joy and resistance that define Black life.

Community members packed into an upper room of the McCracken County Public Library for a night of storytelling and music ...

Jazz has a long and storied history as a vessel for protest. There’s Billie Holiday’s haunting warning in “Strange Fruit” and Nina Simone’s unapologetic “Mississippi Goddam.” From John Coltrane’s ...

In resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, Grammy Award-winning tenor Freddie Ballentine and 2021-2023 BBC New Generation Artist Kunal Lahiry ...