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'The Price of Exclusion' explores lasting impact of racial inequality in medicine
A century ago, Black physicians built hospitals, clinics and medical schools across the South – only to see them dismantled by policy, segregation and an influential report. Investigative journalist Nicole Carr traces that history through her own family and found…
What Stephen Colbert's exit means for the future of late-night
The curtain comes down one final time on Thursday for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." Colbert has entertained and provoked audiences from the Ed Sullivan Theater stage for the last decade in ways that transformed the comedic landscape. Geoff…
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Walter Isaacson on what he calls 'The Greatest Sentence Ever Written'
Ahead of America's 250th anniversary, author Walter Isaacson has turned his attention to a single sentence in the Declaration of…
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Music industry titan Clive Davis, who turned artists into stars across genres, dies at 94
The music industry lost a titan on Monday. Clive Davis, who nurtured artists across nearly every major genre for more…
Clive Davis, music industry starmaker, has died at 94
Clive Davis, the record company lawyer who became one of the music industry's most powerful figures, launching or resurrecting the…
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Derrick Adams celebrates the joy of the Black American experience through art
As the rainbow array outside Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art suggests, artist Derrick Adams is accentuating the positive. He celebrates…
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Andrew Lloyd Webber on the creative process behind his acclaimed musicals
One of the biggest hits on Broadway right now is a reimagined version of “Cats,” the legendary musical about a…
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WATCH: Barack and Michelle Obama open Obama Presidential Center with Springsteen, Stevie Wonder
Former President Barack Obama, joined by three former presidents, celebrated the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago in an…
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Shockoe Institute explores enduring impact of slavery and how to expand freedom today
The Shockoe Institute in Richmond, Virginia, opened its doors this spring to try to open minds about the enduring impact…
South African jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim dies in Germany at age 91 after a brief illness
Globally celebrated South African jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim, who performed at Nelson Mandela ’s 1994 presidential inauguration, has died at…
Tyra Banks sues Netflix over 'America's Next Top Model' documentary, alleging defamation
Banks contends in the lawsuit filed Saturday that they edited her interviews to create a false narrative.
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Remembering revolutionary painter David Hockney and his artistic legacy
British artist and painter David Hockney, one of the most celebrated art icons of the 20th and 21st centuries, died…
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Bruce Springsteen on 'critical patriotism' and the power of protest music
The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University features exhibits dedicated to one of New Jersey’s most famous…
Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36
Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night at age 36.
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WATCH LIVE: Scaffolding goes up at Kennedy Center ahead of deadline to remove Trump's name
A judge on Friday denied a request from the Kennedy Center to pause a ruling ordering President Donald Trump’s name…
What makes a winning World Cup anthem? Shakira, Wyclef Jean and others explain
Should it reflect the host countries? Be a global banger? Value a chant-along chorus? There's an argument to make for…
PHOTOS: Pope Leo honors Gaudi's Sagrada Familia masterpiece in Barcelona
Leo called Gaudí’s unfinished temple, one of the world’s most visited monuments, a “sign of unity and harmony for all…