WBGO's David Matthau reports a new law enacted in New Jersey will limit how a book can be banned in schools and public ...

The poet and activist was a leading figure of the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni was working on her upcoming book of poetry, ...

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with producer Zev Feldman, music historian A. Scott Galloway and keyboardist Tom Canning about Al ...

Playwright Cary Gitter chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle about his play Gene & Gilda that runs through December 22 at GSP ...

WBGO is partnering with MEND, the hunger relief network in Essex County, to put a dent into a a growing problem. During ...

Newark has lost a legendary and trailblazing city official. Former Newark City Council President Mildred Crump, who was the ...

Jessica Cleaves didn't sing lead on any of the major Friends of Distinction hits, but if you do a little digging, you'll hear the silky, distinctive contralto voice. ‘I Really Hope You Do’ was the ...

Rob Crocker was a Brooklyn born high school musician whose career took a turn towards broadcasting when injuries, sustained in Vietnam, cut short his future as a performer. He started his broadcasting ...

Sometimes history hits you over the head—or pokes you in the eye. For legendary photographer Allan Tannenbaum, history unfolded in front of him during the summer of 1964. Sitting in a car on a road ...

In jazz radio, great announcers are distinguished by their ability to convey the spontaneity and passion of the music. Gary Walker is such an announcer, and his enthusiasm for this music greets WBGO ...

Born of Ukrainian Jewish and African-American descent in Brooklyn, NY, Monifa Brown's (formerly Carson, happily married and the proud mother of a wonderful son – who can be heard in some of Brown’s ...

Nicole Sweeney is a Queens-born, Long Island-raised music lover. Growing up in New York with West Indian parents, she was surrounded by all types of music every day and the influence of jazz was ...