The DuSable Museum of African American History continues its celebration of its 50th anniversary by requesting participation in the special Flash Mob First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move! Museums and Gardens campaign.

New Orleans, or more distinctly, the Essence Music Festival, was the place to be during the 4th of July weekend.

In 1995, Essence Communications Inc. threw a three-day bash in New Orleans for the 25th anniversary of its magazine. Thousands showed up for arguably the largest party ever showcasing black musical talent and culture. Seventeen years later the "party with a purpose" has evolved into the annual Essence Music Festival, a powerful economic engine and pilgrimage point for a tourism-driven city still rebounding from Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf oil spill.

Andre Watts will join Christoph Eschenbach and Lang Lang, all internationally acclaimed musicians, for July 7 and 8 performances at Ravinia.

The BET Awards honor various arts, but Sunday's ceremony was all about the music.

Hundreds of Michael Jackson fans have marked the two-year anniversary of the singer's death by gathering for a memorial outside the Gary home where Jackson grew up.

Three concepts for Jimi Hendrix Park in Seattle will be unveiled at a workshop Thursday evening at the Northwest African American Museum.

In the play Field of Souls, the Dixon family welcome their GI, Buddy, home following his tour in the Korean War. Buddy's homecoming becomes a wakeup call when he realizes that his veteran status bears no significance in Chicago.

Violinist Regina Carter and Conductor Kwame Ryan are among the pool of talent selected to perform at Grant Park Music Festival’s 2011 summer season in Millennium Park. On Wednesday Carter will perform Billy Childs’ Violin Concerto and a composition from her most recent CD Reverse Thread (performed without orchestra).

A misstep on the spiked heel of one of her favorite Jimmy Choo designer shoes left the Queen of Soul in a hospital boot with a fractured toe on her left foot.