Undercover Black Man

In America, the most famous “slave narrative” was written by Frederick Douglass . In England, the most famous such book was written by Olaud...

South Florida’s Mike Diaz, a.k.a. MillionYoung , is giving away FREE MP3s to draw attention to his music. Good on him. Click here to hear “...

Bet you don’t know who Jackie Shane is. I didn’t know... until Toronto-based music writer David Dacks (an occasional commenter here at UBM...

Not till I spent a few weeks listening to B.B. King’s satellite radio channel did I realize... there’s a lot of white women singing the blu...

Renaissance man Nelson George and Brooklyn filmmaker Diane Paragas are working on a wonderful-looking project. Check this teaser out:

I like marking these little milestones. Ten months ago I hit 2,000... and used that occasion to announce my retirement from blogging . The r...

Tonight MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann delivered a 14-minute “Special Comment” that’s setting the left-wing blogosphere on fire. You’re a hero, Kei...

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Face it. You need more jazz in your life. Bassist Rufus Reid , who has played alongside such great ones as Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard an...

I dig women’s curling.

... but this is cute.

Seventeen days on YouTube... and 2.4 million views. For an Old Spice commercial? Yes. You need to see it. (Hat-tip: Harry Allen .)

Here’s Louis Armstrong visiting Africa 50 years ago.

And Internet Archive’s got ’em . Here’s one that’s certified kosher for Black History Month:

For Ricky Gervais fans only. This animated version of his famous podcasts debuted last night on HBO.

Want a FREE MP3 from the Disco Biscuits ? Have you ever even heard of the Disco Biscuits? (I hadn’t.) The type of music they play is called ...

Another YouTube legend is born. (Hat-tip: Acting White .)