Stephanie Mills was 17 when she originated the role of Dorothy in The Wiz on Broadway in 1975. The musical was nominated for eight Tony Awards and won seven of them.

Patti LaBelle, Women in Harmony Awards, National Urban League, Essence Festival, Mara Brock Akil, Jasmine Crockett, Danessa ...

Essence Festival apologizes for confusion over the new format for the Superlounge stage in New Orleans' Superdome ...

National Urban League President Marc H. Morial attended the celebration, continuing his organization’s commitment to ...

At the top of the Black child star list has to be the one and only Kyla Pratt. From “Dr. Dolittle” and “Love & Basketball” ...

Stephanie Mills was 17 when she originated the role of Dorothy in The Wiz on Broadway in 1975. The musical was nominated for eight Tony Awards and won seven of them. Despite the success of The Wiz on ...

The festival will be held on July 3 through July 6 and will include many musical performances, including Boys II Men, Master P, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Maxwell, Babyface and more.

That’s Black culture. You’re sitting on the shoulders of Stephanie Mills, Diana Ross, and all the girls who’ve just sung “Home” down. Jazmine Sullivan, everybody before.

Though it’s a long list of other musicians, Innervision Records is also the home of Smooth Jazz guitarist dee Brown (Dean Brown) who has recorded with George Benson, Stephanie Mills, Aretha ...

Knight, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan and Stephanie Mills are teaming for their first joint tour, titled Queens: 4 Legends, 1 Stage. The tour began in May with a string of shows across the U.S.