The iconic voices of female jazz & blues legends Billie Holiday, Phyllis Hyman, Nancy Wilson and Bessie Smith were honored at ...

Thornetta Davis as Bessie Smith, and Sky Covington as Billie Holiday — celebrated the jazz and blues icons onstage, performing in Covington's "Satin Doll Revue" to close out Black History Month ...

February is Black History Month and KTBS 3/KPXJ CW 21 continue to salute the contributions of African Americans in labor with ...

This may seem late, seven days into Black History Month, but it’s not ... Feb. 16 — In 1923, Bessie Smith, who recorded more than 150 songs, made her first recording, “Down Hearted Blues.” ...

BLOOMINGTON — A pop-up exhibit highlighting the intersectionality between the rich history of both the Black and LGBTBQ+ ... and "St. Louis Blues" by Bessie Smith, as well as poetry from Alain ...

Black history is New York City history ... who rose up to become trailblazers decades ahead of their time: Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward, the first Black woman to practice medicine in New ...

the son of slaves who became the first Black general in the U.S. Army; and Bessie Coleman ... For Belchertown’s 2025 Black History Month event, Tutwiler asked the audience of students why ...

Thornetta Davis, 61, also known as "Detroit's Queen of Blues" performed as Bessie Smith for "Sky ... To conclude Black History Month, Aretha's Jazz Café in Detroit's Music Hall Center for the ...