30th annual Essence Festival of Culture kicks off in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans on Thursday officially welcomed thousands of people descending…

Usher and Janet Jackson headline 30th Essence Festival of Culture

NEW ORLEANS — The best of Black culture’s policymakers, thought leaders, creatives, spiritual gurus, business movers…

AP Photos: Music fans attend the Glastonbury Festival in England

LONDON — Some 200,000 music fans gathered at Worthy Farm in the southwest of England from…

Survivors of Israel music festival massacre unite to build a healing community

TEL AVIV, Israel — In the months since Hamas’ surprise attack sent them scattering across fields…

Back to Woodstock, with Wi-Fi: Women return after 55 years to glamp and relive the famous festival

BETHEL, N.Y. — Beverly “Cookie” Grant hitchhiked to the Woodstock music festival in 1969 without a…

Judy Garland’s hometown is raising funds to purchase stolen ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — The Minnesota hometown of Judy Garland, the actress who wore a pair…

Indigenous community in the heart of Peru’s Amazon hosts film festival celebrating tropical forests

BELÉN, Peru — In the heart of Peru’s Amazon region, a poor Indigenous community put aside…

CANNES PHOTOS: See the standout moments from this year’s film festival

CANNES, France — The Cannes Film Festival draws glamour to itself like a moth to the…

CANNES PHOTOS: See the cinematic glamour of the first days of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, France — Hollywood royalty is back at the Cannes Film Festival for its annual celebration…

PEN America, facing criticism over its response to the Mideast war, gathers for annual gala

NEW YORK — Like a political convention held amidst an intra-party rift, Thursday night’s PEN America…