A Birmingham artist whose musical career transcended styles and genres for seven decades has died. Roscoe Robinson as a solo artist, writer and group member was associated with numerous gospel and ...

Black History Month Part 2 – We start with Paul Robeson and “No More Auction Block for Me”. Slavery had been abolished by the Civil War, right? Obviously there came new methods of slavery — you just ...

Nicole Cooke-Johnson opens up about running her late grandfather Sam Cooke’s estate and her role in his enduring legacy. Sam Cooke’s legacy will not be exploited if his granddaughter has anything to ...

Sam Cooke’s legacy will not be exploited if his granddaughter has anything to do with it. During a recent appearance on the “Syndicate X Library” podcast hosted by Chris Collins, Nicole Cooke-Johnson ...

The granddaughter of soul legend Sam Cooke is opening up about the responsibility she feels as head of his estate, and the lengths to which she will go to keep his legacy alive 61 years after his ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Sinners’ ensemble cast has many stand-outs, and someone who deserves a considerable amount of ...

SAPULPA, Okla. — A lot goes into making magic under the Friday night lights. From the crowds to the bands, and of course, the football. But one thing every school needs? The chain gang. For 62 years ...

HAYMARKET, Va. — Controversy at a Prince William County high school football game last week has sparked an investigation into potential cheating. There are allegations of electronic devices being used ...

The headline of this week’s column likely will remind some of the 1960s hit record by Sam Cooke. It is a song that illustrates the experience of forced labor, incarceration, and survival under Jim ...

Legendary R&B and soul singer Bobby Womack is known as much for his scandalous love life as he is for his catalog of hit songs. He shocked the music world when he married Barbara Cooke, the widow of ...