Jennifer Hudson delivers a powerful rendition of “A Change Is Gonna Come” at Rev. Jesse Jackson’s funeral in Chicago, honoring the civil rights icon’s enduring legacy.

Just released from prison, Max Washington must decide which of his previous professions to return to: burglary or tap-dancing.

The commerce of slavery was deeply integrated into the Massachusetts economy in the 18th century. Many white colonists, including Colonel John Ashley, who owned Ashley House and the surrounding fields in the 1700s, used enslaved laborers.

Meet the Tucker family, descendants of the first documented African family in English North America, and explore their powerful American legacy.

Discover how the Ten Million Names project is working to recover and preserve the identities of enslaved African Americans through research and genealogy.

Discover how Ralph Bunche became the first Black Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1950 and shaped modern diplomacy through the United Nations.

Discover the Wilfandel Club, a historic Los Angeles women’s organization founded in 1945 to uplift the Black community through service and culture.

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.

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.

“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.

Explore the overlooked legacy of Black artists in country music—from the banjo’s African roots to Beyoncé, Lil Nas X, and Shaboozey.

Discover how DeFord Bailey became country music’s first African-American star, breaking barriers at the Grand Ole Opry with his harmonica mastery.