Aunt Sally Smith, also known as Redoshi, was kidnapped as a child from her hometown of Benin, Africa.

This historical journey explores 25 survival foods of enslaved people on American plantations. These African American foodways were more than meals — they were acts of resistance, community, and survival.

Dive into a riveting 1931 interview with George Johnson, a man who had the unbelievable experience of being owned by Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

By the late 1930s nearly 100,000 former slaves were still alive.

This small, cloth-bound book, titled Slave Songs of the United States, has a publication date of 1867 and contains a collection of 136 plantation songs.

ABC News’ Alex Presha examines rare audio of formerly enslaved people to preserve their stories, and interviews one of their descendants, in partnership with the 10 Million Names project.

They said Santa cannot be Black. History proved them wrong. This is the story of Black Christmas and Black Santa. It is about joy, struggle, and who gets seen in December.

Father O of Pope Saint John Paul II Prep School goes viral after dancing to NSYNC’s “Bye, Bye, Bye” during a basketball halftime show on GMA.

These simple stewed puerto rican beans (habichuelas guisadas) and domplines (puerto rican fry bread) are super quick to make, but bursting with flavor! Ready in less than 30 minutes it’s the perfect weeknight meal.

“WE WANT THE FUNK!,” a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spans from gospel, soul, highlife, and early jazz roots, to its rise and impact on new wave and hip-hop, as funk music has been transcendent for creators and listeners alike.