Arts & Entertainment

The proposed merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster will likely change things for authors and readers - for better or worse.

The franchise took top honors in the 1934 Negro National League season.

NBA great Bill Russell died Sunday at the age of 88. He is remembered for being a leader on and off the court, fighting for social change. We revisit our 2001 interview.

“Storming Caesars Palace” tells a “forgotten” story of mothers on welfare shutting down a Las Vegas casino in the name of poverty activism.

A new video game sensation that features an adventurous feline has resonated with cat lovers and some of them are using the game to raise money for real cats.

Polly Edelstein, co-founder of Philly Women's Theatre Festival says, theater exists to tell stories, but also to push boundaries.

The festival, which is free to the public, will take place from noon to 9 p.m. on Sunday.

Aug. 4 - Aug. 7: The week’s events include a classical concert in N.J, the 2nd Street Festival in Philly, and a Lyle Lovett show in Delaware.

The Eagles running back was relatively small for a football player. He tells his story in a picture book about a mouse with big dreams.

Airea D. Matthews will use the money to put poetry written by local writers who have experienced violence onto public billboards.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Music Midtown canceled the annual festival at Piedmont Park because of legal concerns over the ability to ban guns during the event.

Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell was a civil rights trailblazer, before, during and after his basketball career. In 2011, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Zuhairah McGill will perform her one-woman show “Sojourner,” the first Philly artist in two decades to be on stage at the prestigious festival.

Coatesville leaders say the city is going through a renaissance. Many think a new sports and events complex will put the city on the map.

Relatives say Sunday that Nichelle Nichols, who broke ground for Black women acting on television as Lt. Nyota Uhura on "Star Trek," has died at 89.