This year marks the 100th anniversary since Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the “Father of Black History” founded Negro History Week in February 1926. Fifty years after that, President Gerald Ford ...

This year marks the 100th anniversary since Carter G. Woodson, the “Father of Black History” founded Negro History Week in 926. Fifty years after that, President Gerald Ford officially ...

The documentary Fannie Lou Hamer’s America debuted on PBS in 2022 and can now be seen in full via WORLD Channel on YouTube.

It’s Music Monday and Halloween here at Good Black News! It’s your friend and selector, the groove conductor, Marlon West. I’ve returned once more during this Season of the Witch with another ...

Happy Music Monday, you all. It’s your pal and selector, Marlon, back once more with a collection to brighten your month. We are into July and for my money, a particularly good time to enjoy some ...

Happy Music Monday, you all. And welcome to this second week of Black Music Month. Back in April, PBS dropped Independent Lens: We Want the Funk! Director Stanley Nelson and producer Nicole London’s ...

Yesterday I was tagged in a post by an old high school friend, asking me and a few others a very public, direct question about white privilege and racism. I feel compelled not only to publish his ...

Happy January Music Monday and MLK Day here at Good Black News! It’s your friend and selector, your sonic chauffeur, your groove conductor, Marlon, back again. I’m delighted to offer up this first of ...

It’s your friend and selector, Marlon West, with another collection for GOOD BLACK NEWS. GROOVE CHRISTMAS 2025 is an eclectic mix of Christmas music, much of which was released this year.

For #JazzAppreciationMonth, we explore the term “bop” — a word often used today to describe a song with a good groove. I ts musical reference origins however, are rooted in the early 1940s when “bop” ...

As #JazzAppreciationMonth continues, we offer a quote from true jazz royalty, — bandleader, composer, pianist, performer — the superb, sublime Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington. Born in Washington D.C.

Happy Music Monday! It’s your monthly Groove Agent back with another playlist on this Reverend Martin Luther King Holiday. Today we are celebrating the life and music of the legendary Fela Kuti. He ...