Fans of the Very Hypnotic Soul Band have a new reason to celebrate today as members Benny Starr and Elliott A. Smith launch the podcast and blog, Emcees & Esquires. The platform is one that, according ...

This session will explore how culture and creativity are essential tools in advancing climate, health, and environmental justice, not as add‑ons, but as core strategies for community power, resilience ...

Chapter & Verse is the fitting name of a new book club started by a Charleston hip-hop artist to encourage "radical" reading. Benny Starr has long used political forums and the music stage to express ...

Native Son, a collaboration between rapper Benny Starr and keyboardist Rodrick Cliche, released their first single on March 11. “030220” is a soulful head-nodder, exactly what you would expect from ...

Standing before 1,000 or so audience members who filled the Charleston Music Hall on Sept. 22 last year, rapper and activist Benny Starr wanted to make his intentions clear. “We’re going to be black ...

Feb. 22, 2024 – 02:54 – In The Weather Channel’s Pattrn ongoing series, Faces of Change, we introduce you to Americans doing what is right for the environment, and their hometowns. Music has always ...