Nicole Cooke-Johnson admitted that running the “Cupid” singer’s estate “can be difficult,” as she knows just how important it is to properly convey all that Cooke stood for to a new generation.

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Music was the heartbeat of the Civil Rights era. It provided a powerful voice for change by transforming spirituals and folk ...

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Poet Phyllis Wheatley, born in 1753, was freed on this day in 1773. Kidnapped in Africa and sold as a slave when she was only seven years old, Wheatley would become Black America’s first poet. She ...

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Jamal Roberts made his bones on "American Idol." Now, he'll take his talents to the College Football Playoff, serving as the ...

Today in Music History for Jan. 22: ...