(Pieces from these capsules appear in the exhibition.) Together, they created a look that blends eras and sensibilities: touches of Harlem Renaissance elegance, the refined rebellion of Duke Ellington ...

When Usher landed in New York at 3 p.m. yesterday, the city was already buzzing with anticipation for one of fashion’s biggest nights. On Sunday evening, he had performed in Berlin—the ...

By Hank Shteamer Video by Ariel Fisher and Tim Schutsky Jason Moran has spent the past year living with the music of Duke Ellington, playing a series of concerts honoring the 125th anniversary of ...

I was writing an aria for the mask, Harlem of black and tan fantasy, those are Richard’s lyrics, and I said, Oh, God, he’s going to Duke Ellington here, black and tan fantasy. That’s 197 ...

and in particular on the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Globetrotters did not actually play a game in Harlem until 1968, the History Channel noted. The Harlem Globetrotters won their first World ...

Ella Fitzgerald called him The Duke of Ellington; he was a true Renaissance man and one of ... his Washingtonians to a job at Barron’s in Harlem; a few months later they were uptown at the ...

Carter for the historic look that paid homage to the once-illegal suits that rose to popularity during the Harlem Renaissance, when popular performers like Cab Calloway and Lionel Hampton favored ...

While serving as a torchbearer in a Duke Chapel All Hallows‘ Eve worship service, senior Caroline Hancock was excited to hear a testimony about a Native American from the same tribe as her family. It ...