Luther Vandross was a singer and songwriter whose smooth style and voice lent themselves to romantic ballads.

Patti LaBelle is an African American singer and actress who has been called the Godmother of Soul. She is best known for hits like "If Only You Knew," "New Attitude" and "Stir It Up."

Get to know Coretta Scott King, the unsung heroine of civil rights who spoke out for the poor and oppressed.

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 19th-century newspaper ads placed by newly freed slaves are uncovering powerful stories of families torn apart by slavery and the lasting quest for reunion.

The Whitney Plantation is the first museum dedicated to telling the story of slavery in America and memorialized all who have worked and lived on it's grounds.

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.

Here is a transcript of his celebrated "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on Aug. 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

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.

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.

How the Harlem Hellfighters turned WWI trenches into stages, spreading jazz across France and reshaping global culture through music and courage.

Celebrating Washington, D.C.'s homegrown go-go music, long known as the city's soundtrack.