Blackhistory

Dr. King's famous speech

Martin Luther King's address at the March on Washington (August 28, 1963).

New monument on the National Mall is a fitting tribute to the man whose words awoke the conscience of a nation.

We asked prominent African-Americans to recommend a book, musical composition, movie, play, painting or other work...

April 12 will mark the 151st anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War, which means we've had plenty of...

"I took 'Star Trek' because I thought it might be a nice adjunct to my resume and I'd get to Broadway faster," said...

Coined during the civil rights and black power movements of the 1960s and early 1970s, the term "soul food" was born out...

Johnathan Lee Iverson, ringmaster for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, is the first African-American and...

Stylishly dressed couples stare back from a sepia-toned photograph on the cover of "High on the Hog: A Culinary...

Lena Horne, the silky-voiced singing legend who shattered Hollywood stereotypes of African Americans on screen in the...