Killens was born January 14, 1916 to the Charles Mayers Killens, Sr. and Willie Lee Killens. He grew up in the Pleasant Hill community and had a love of reading at a young age. His parents ...

• Thursdays at the Museum: 1 p.m. Thursdays, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, self-guided visit of our collections for ...

Second show added, April 5, The Fox Theatre, Detroit, ticket prices vary. • Jacquees and Dej Loaf: April 12, St. Andrews Hall, Detroit, ticket prices vary. On sale 10 a.m. Feb. 7 • 97.9 WJLB ...

Singer Barbara Lewis is 82. Actor Joe Pesci is 82. Author Alice Walker (“The Color Purple”) is 81. Actor Mia Farrow is 80.

Black History Month is observed during the month of February, dedicated to acknowledging the lesser-told stories, celebrating ...

John Lenwood (Jackie) McLean was an alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader and educator, born in New York City. His father, John Sr., who died in 1939, played guitar in Tiny Bradshaw's orchestra.

He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, ...

“Def Jam has lost one of its most creative soldiers who was hip-hop,” says YouTube’s Lyor Cohen. Jed Wallace targets the actress naming him in the sexual harassment and retaliation complaint she filed ...

The WNBA free agency signing window officially opened on February 1st, sparking a flood of blockbuster trades across the ...

WNBA stars Caitlin Clark and A'ja Wilson saw their jerseys retired on Sunday, while unranked Iowa sweetened the deal with a ...

Palm Beach Symphony has received the largest, most substantial instrument donation from a single party at one time with a generous donation from TeamWork USA. The Palm Beach Gardens-based non-profit ...