As BET pivoted its programming, the BET Hip Hop Awards and Soul Train Awards were suspended, a move CEO Scott Mills framed as part of a broader media transformation. Scott Mills, who stepped into the ...

Legendary music manager Michael Lippman, who guided the careers of George Michael, David Bowie and Matchbox Twenty, has died aged 79.

Melissa Weber can’t remember exactly how she discovered “Soul Train,” but on New Orleans TVs, the groove-filled music and dance show dedicated to R&B, soul, funk and Black empowerment aired at 11 a.m.

Few spaces have allowed Black music to thrive as much as Soul Train. The iconic variety show launched its eponymous music awards in 1987; the Soul Train Music Awards quickly became established as a ...

Jody Johnston is facing a capital murder charge after being accused of killing her husband, Jerry Don Humphrey, in 2003, police said Stafford Police Department, Texas/Facebook; Findagrave.com; ...

After looking into the heinous crime for more than two decades, investigators in Texas have made another arrest in the cold-blooded 2003 murder of a repo man. Jody Johnston was arrested by police on ...

The former political consultant for Bernie Sanders has reportedly refused to pay rent for her apartment since 2023. A former Bernie Sanders staffer is in the midst of an eviction battle with her ...

Jody Johnston (Humphrey) was arrested and charged with capital murder in connection to the death of her husband, Jerry Don Humphrey who was found dead on Dec. 22, 2003. Jerry was found by Stafford ...

Jody Root Henry, 67, of Frewsburg, NY, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Pittsburgh, PA, after a long battle with cancer. Born on Nov. 17, 1958, in Jamestown, NY, Jody was the daughter of ...