News

Broadnax III, who wrote the play with music and is directing its world premiere next week at Little Rock's Arkansas Repertory ...
The movie Sinners takes place in Clarksdale, Miss., but its residents can't watch it without leaving town. Now the movie is ...
The legendary Robert Johnson, a blues icon, whose life story of struggle and talent, particularly the myth of a deal with the devil at a crossroads, continues to inspire. His profound influence on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about Robert Johnson’s music that grabs ... If “Hellhound on My Trail” was haunted, “Me and the Devil Blues” is straight-up possessed.
Sammie's character in Sinners is heavily inspired by legendary musician Robert Johnson, with both of them living lives that share many similarities.
The birthplace of the Blues — and much of American music — lies in Mississippi’s northwest corner.
Local residents and activists successfully campaigned to bring the film to the Mississippi Delta town it's set in — which ...
As I drive my rented Dodge Hornet south on Highway 61 across the flat Mississippi Delta, the region’s famous native son B.B. King croons “Why I Sing the Blues” on the radio. Music that sprung from ...
The legend of selling your soul to the devil at the crossroads is one of the most haunting myths in music history. But where did it come from? This video explores its roots in African folklore, blues ...
Ryan Coogler's newest movie, Sinners explores the history of spirituality and western religion through the lens of colonization and oppression.
Ryan Coogler’s latest film, ‘’Sinners,’’ dominated the box office upon its official release on April 17. Already a ...