Paralleling her real-life story with over two dozen songs in tow, Taylor’s hallelujah of a musical feels like a celebration, ...

Elvis, who was strongly influenced by and nurtured on Black music, was a part of the revolution that stood up against Jim ...

Next year will mark 50 years since the founding of Chicago’s Black Ensemble Theater. Many well-regarded theaters have come ...

Elvis jumpsuits are on display at Graceland for the first time in several years as part of the newly refreshed "Elvis: ...

The ensemble of Elvis Presley Was a Black Man Named Joe perform "Jailhouse Rock." Credit: Alan Davis Jackie Taylor, founder and CEO of Black Ensemble Theater (BET), has spent many years creating ...

BOOKS ABOUT ELVIS: 'Before Elvis' explores the music of the Black ... about Presley's famed 1973 concert, which was seen live via satellite around the world; "Graceland in Red," which will revisit ...

Black Ensemble Theater presents “Elvis Presley Was a Black Man Named Joe.” Written and directed by founder and artistic director Jackie Taylor, the musical is inspired by Taylor’s ...