Jay-Z is taking aim at some former collaborators in a rare freestyle. The legendary rapper took the stage at Roots Picnic on Saturday, May 30, in Philadelphia, in his first solo headlining performance ...

Another year, another Roots Picnic on the books. This year, the legendary Roots crew staged the almost decades-old festival at Philadelphia’s Belmont Plateau, assembling a lineup that offered the best ...

This weekend officially marked the start of Black Music Month and cookout season, and Philadelphia kicked it off in massive style. For the uninitiated, the annual Roots Picnic is a two-day cultural ...

Over the weekend, the Belmont Plateau transformed into a two-day cultural celebration as the Roots Picnic returned to Philadelphia for its 18th year. The festival — created by Grammy-winning band the ...

The iconic rapper performed at Belmont Plateau on May 30. By Armon Sadler Jay-Z reminded the world why he is one of the few “event artists” left in hip-hop this past weekend. The 56-year-old rapper ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knox County Schools Superintendent Jon Rysewyk wrote the Knox County Board of Education on Tuesday, informing them that KCS was to return "Roots" by Alex Haley to circulation in KCS ...

With third-highest number of books banned, state removes renowned work about slave trade from library shelves A Tennessee school district has banned Roots, the author Alex Haley’s groundbreaking novel ...

Knox County Schools in Tennessee is removing Alex Haley's 1976 novel "Roots" from its libraries. The removal is part of a larger ban that now includes 119 titles across the school district. Author ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knox County Schools has banned the 1976 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Roots," credited with raising awareness about Black American history and sparking interest among all Americans ...

The first day of the weekend-long festival on May 30 and 31 at the Belmont Plateau will be headlined by 25-time Grammy award-winner Jay-Z and the Philadelphia-born hip hop group The Roots. Presale ...