The nagging question left unanswered was whether what had transpired back in Cambridge was really an isolated incident unlikely to reoccur or merely a reflection of a longstanding, racist police pattern of profiling African-American males all across the country.

Recently, Stedman talked about his work with AAD and other projects.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Baby-faced teen singer Charice says she prepared for her debut on the hit Fox TV show ``Glee'' by getting Botox and an anti-aging procedure ``to look fresh on camera,'' but her publicist said the Botox was for muscle pain, not for cosmetic reasons.

Come experience the fusion jazz funk sounds of the Devin Phillips Band during a free show at Dawson Park. The free Dawson Park Concert Series presentation takes place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday July 21 on N. Stanton between Williams and Vancouver avenues

Alicia Keys, Jay-Z and Sade Adu will join musical forces later this year for charity. Keys has recruited Jay-Z and Sade to perform at her charity's annual Black Ball on Sept. 30 at New York's Hammerstein Ball. Keys will also hit the stage.

Emerging jazz artist Esperanza Spalding will serve as artistic and community ambassador for the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Portland Jazz Festival presented by U.S. Bank.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Lalah Hathaway's smooth alto voice resonates, holding the audience inside the crowded Superlounge at the Essence Music Festival spellbound.

Here, the versatile talent talks about his latest venture, branching into cinema by scoring the soundtrack of "Despicable Me," a 3-D animated adventure revolving around a diabolical villain determined to steal the moon.

With more than 120 performances and the biggest fireworks display in the state, the 2010 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival will be taking over the Tom McCall Park in downtown Portland this weekend.

When rapper and artist V!rtu set out to create his first solo album, he decided to solicit the work of producers using perhaps the world's oldest transaction method.