Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights.

Like many of the best female jazz singers, Peyroux was influenced by Billie ... where she recorded one of her most famous and enduring LPs, Black Coffee, in 1956. Lee’s most iconic song, though, ...

21st-century vocal successes are proof that, as musical revolutions have risen and fallen, the desire to sing as a group ...

Here are some of the best female rock singers to grace the stage. Women have long dominated the rock scene, whether they’ve been properly acknowledged for their achievements or not. While ...

Michigan is home to one of the largest Black populations in America. The state is also a place that many Black women ...

The Black Pipe Singers perform to honor the Lakota culture and serve in four different communities on the Rosebud Reservation.

It’s worth saying that the term 'rock star' has changed a great deal over the years. Now, it is used in a much more general ...

There are plenty of wonderful female singers of all genres. Pop princesses seem to be in charge now but don’t forget the country stars, rockers and others who deliver with some of the most powerful ...

A musically gifted ensemble of State University of New York at Fredonia students is writing a storyline in tune with the ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A young group of singers performed at the Avera McKennan Hospital Friday afternoon. The Black Pipe Singers perform to honor the Lakota culture and serve in four ...