Black History Month

Ian Crawford created the jerseys to pay homage to Canada's Colored Hockey League of the early 1900s

Journalist, author, TV host and producer Roland Martin talks with WBGO’s Pat Prescott about his long career in the media.

Doug Doyle hosts a special one-hour edition of the WBGO Journal dedicated to Black History Month

The organizers of the 43rd annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series, Jack Tchen, director of the Clement A. Price Institute on Ethnicity, Culture & the Modern Experience and the Center's associate director Dr. Lacey Hunter join WBGO News Director Doug Doyle to talk about the theme and lineup of scholars

Throughout February, WBGO commemorates Black History Month with an array of special programming on the air, on the web and in your podcast feed.

Hear music from jazz and gospel pianist/vocalist Damien Sneed and how he got his start in Augusta, GA and went onto work with Wynton Marsalis and give piano lessons to Aretha Franklin.

Before Black History Month draws to a close, listen in on a lively discussion with Melanie Charles, Julius Rodriguez and Brandee Younger, co-presented by Impulse/Verve and WBGO.

Percussionist and bandleader Kahil El'Zabar featured a band of younger Chicago talent on 'A Time For Healing.' WBGO is proud to premiere a documentary short about the making of the album.

WBGO Journal host Doug Doyle chats with Clement Price Institute on Ethnicity, Culture and the Modern Experience's Jack Tchen and Salamishah Tillet, as well with Marion Thompson Wright Reader author and acclaimed historian Graham Russell Gao Hodges

"At the Swing Cats Ball" was cowritten by Catherine Russell's father, the legendary Luis Russell. As a first single from her forthcoming album, it has its video premiere at WBGO.