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The Legacy of "Uncle" Charlie Wilson

Charles Kent Wilson, also known as Uncle Charlie, is an American singer, mu...

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Jerrod Carmichael Tells Jennifer Hudson ‘Dreamgirls’ Al...

Jerrod Carmichael tells Jennifer how her performance in “Dreamgirls” almost...

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Alabama Sculpture Park Evokes History of Slavery

In Montgomery, Alabama, a long-neglected plot of land, wedged between a maz...

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Jenifer Lewis - “Walking in My Joy: In These Streets”

Jenifer Lewis chats about the day she received a star on the Hollywood Walk...

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Celebrating Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

Meta Warrick Fuller was a black female artist who specialized in sculpture....

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Keke Palmer Will Always Stand On Business! | NAACP Imag...

A profile of Keke Palmer and her meteoric career in acting & media.

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Rare Audio of Enslaved People Connects History to the P...

ABC News’ Alex Presha examines rare audio of formerly enslaved people to pr...

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The Couple Behind One of the Largest African-American A...

Bernard and Shirley Kinsey started their art collection in the early 1970s.

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Toni Morrison on Language, Evil and ‘The White Gaze’

Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, M.A. '55, returned to Cornell Mar...

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The Iconic Darlene Love

The iconic Darlene Love recounts her relationship with rock icon Elvis Pres...

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Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am offers an artful and intimate meditation on...

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Franklin Gets His Moment in the Spotlight in New ‘Peanu...

A new animated special puts a spotlight on Franklin Armstrong, the first Bl...

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Jennifer Hudson Reacts to Staffer’s ‘Mortifying’ Rosa P...

“The Jennifer Hudson Show” writer Cody tells Jennifer Hudson the story of h...

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Literary Icons You NEED to Know From the Harlem Renaiss...

One of the most influential periods in Black American History post-slavery...

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Celebrating Black Influence on American Cuisine

Chef Marcus Samuelsson's new book, "The Rise," is his recipe for a national...

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How Black Culture Helped Define American Cuisine

Since before we were a nation, African Americans have had an extraordinaril...

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