Ironically, she ended up making her mark in a world that was even less welcoming for women: as a virtuoso of the kora, the majestic 21-string instrument that her West African griot family has ...

On March 5, 2025, Joseph Michael Frye of Shelby, Ohio, surrounded by his loving family passed away after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his father, Herbert Frye, his mother, Mary (Stump) ...