/tags/african-american-music African American music en-US Copyright Thu, 02 May 2019 15:50:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-02/backchannel-remembering-john-singleton-nipsey-hussle-plus-the-style-swag-of-lizzo-and-beyonce Hollywood trailblazer John Singleton died earlier this week at the age of 51. The director is best known for his 1991 film "Boyz n' the Hood," for which… Thu, 02 May 2019 15:50:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-02/backchannel-remembering-john-singleton-nipsey-hussle-plus-the-style-swag-of-lizzo-and-beyonce Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-05-02/backchannel-remembering-john-singleton-nipsey-hussle-plus-the-style-swag-of-lizzo-and-beyonce Hollywood trailblazer John Singleton died earlier this week at the age of 51. The director is best known for his 1991 film "Boyz n' the Hood," for which… Thu, 02 May 2019 15:50:00 GMT /arts-culture/2019-05-02/backchannel-remembering-john-singleton-nipsey-hussle-plus-the-style-swag-of-lizzo-and-beyonce Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-02-21/and-the-grammy-goes-to-north-carolinas-bill-ferris William Ferris is known around North Carolina as a folklorist — a man whose passion is to chronicle the stories, music and culture of the American South.… Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:18:53 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-02-21/and-the-grammy-goes-to-north-carolinas-bill-ferris Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-02-21/and-the-grammy-goes-to-north-carolinas-bill-ferris William Ferris is known around North Carolina as a folklorist — a man whose passion is to chronicle the stories, music and culture of the American South.… Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:18:53 GMT /arts-culture/2019-02-21/and-the-grammy-goes-to-north-carolinas-bill-ferris Dana Terry, Frank Stasio