LENA HORNE

A new production of “The Wiz” is heading out on a national tour next year before following the yellow brick road to Broadway.

Horne's granddaughter said that renaming the theater in her honor is a "celebration of the contributions of Black women to theater history."

The newly restored Cort Theatre on Broadway has been renamed after James Earl Jones, becoming the second theater on the Great White Way named after a Black artist.

Broadway has its groove back, said Tonys host Ariana DeBose at an exuberant ceremony seeking to illustrate just that sentiment.

They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service.

Wil Haygood explores its evolution, from forgotten auteurs to “Black Panther.”

Michael Renzi has died after a career in which he served as musical director of “Sesame Street” and worked with the likes of Peggy Lee, Mel Tormé, Lena Horne and some of the other biggest names in jazz and pop.

The United States Postal Service has unveiled several new Forever stamps that will be issued in 2020. Ifill's stamp will be a part of USPS' Black Heritage series. A 2008 photo of Ifill taken by photographer Robert Severi is now set to appear on a Forever stamp. Gwen Ifill, who passed away in 2016 after batting cancer, will receive a stamp as part of USPS's Black Heritage series. While the USPS unveiled these and other stamp designs Tuesday, they did warn that the 2020 stamps "are preliminary and subject to change."