Betty Davis was the evidence of cool hoped for and the proof of funk felt. The musician, who died on Wednesday at 77, was the subject of a 2017 documentary, “Betty: They Say I’m Different,” but her ...

She’s been called funk itself: libidinous, formidable, and raw. She’s the queen of self-possessed sexuality, a feminist cult hero, the lesser-known inspiration for Bitches Brew and one of the mothers ...

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Halloween is not over until Queen Beyoncé says it’s over. Just a few days after the close of midnight, the RENAISSANCE leader and Queen of Halloween dropped her holiday costume, and it was everything ...

One of my favorite recordings of Betty Davis isn't a song. In the summer of 1974, the funk singer/songwriter appeared on Al Gee's Rap N' Rhythm, a nationally syndicated interview program that was ...

February is Black History Month — and each week, all month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison is here to talk about a different trailblazer and maverick of Black music. These musicians took risks ...

Halloween may have come and gone, but when it comes to style and creativity, Beyoncé always knows how to keep the spirit alive. Just after the clock struck midnight on Nov. 1, the RENAISSANCE icon ...