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Black History Month Music and Arts

Euzhan Palcy: An acclaimed filmmaker’s quiet fight for Black stories

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Credit: Courtesy of A.M.P.A.S.

Art Blakey: His university graduated generations of jazz leaders

Art Blakey was called "Indestructible" by documentary filmmaker Brett Primack. Said trumpeter Terence Blanchard, "When he got sick, if he got a cold or the flu, he would play harder. You knew, bruh, you better get your rest 'cause it’s going to be on tonight. I used to tell him, 'I gotta get my chops together, I gotta get strong,' and he'd say ‘Don’t worry I’m going to get ‘em together for you.'" (Francis Wolff / Blue Note Records; used with permission)

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Credit: Francis Wolff

Virgil Abloh: Where luxury fashion and hip-hop intersect

The work of multi-talented designer, DJ, architect and artist Virgil Abloh was featured in a 2019-2020 show at the High Museum of Art (Contributed by Katrina Wittkamp)

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After Vogue and Beyoncé, what’s next for photographer Tyler Mitchell?

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Credit: AP

Outkast: Big Boi, Andre 3000 thrived as duo, then apart

What always distinguished Outkast was their creativity. André 3000 and Big Boi were never content to merely trot out a plodding beat and yell about women and sex. Instead, their goal was to excel at soulful, meaningful, jazz-and-funk-tinged hip-hop.

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Sigma Gamma Rho celebrates a century of ‘Greater Service’

Dr. Natasha Travis and Eva King, members of the Atlanta chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., confer with each other at the sorority's Covid-19 vaccination drive-thru at West Mitchell CME Church in Vine City on Feb. 19, 2022. Dr. Travis is the chair of the chapter's Covid-19 response committee. The sorority is celebrating 100 years in 2022.

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Credit: Ernie Suggs

How ‘Sanford and Son’ changed the television landscape

Demond Wilson (left) and Redd Foxx as Lamont and Fred Sanford in the 1970s TV classic "Sanford and Son." Wilson was born in Valdosta, Ga., but raised in New York City. Courtesy of TVLand

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Credit: TVLand

Kendrick Lamar: The rapper who won over academia

Kendrick Lamar performs in January 2018 when the College Football National Championship took place in Atlanta. Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Eye of Ramsess Media

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Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Prince: Why he still reigns, even in death

Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis and was part of the 'Minneapolis Sound' in the 1990's: a mix of funk, rock, pop, and new wave synthesizers. A master of many instruments and a vessel of seemingly endless scores, Prince and his music constantly evolved.

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The Nicholas Brothers: Every generation’s dance heroes

The Nicholas Brothers, shown in an illustration by Alleanna Harris. Used with permission. The acrobatic tap duo's iconic scene from the 1943 musical "Stormy Weather" is considered one of the greatest dance sequences ever. (Alleanna Harris)

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Credit: Alleanna Harris