Marvin Gaye personified the changing landscape of R&B music during the mid 20th century.
Black History
Honoring the lives of Black people who have been making history all around us every day.
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Ralph Abernathy was one of the most important figures in the Civil Rights Movement.
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Ralph Ellison wrote one of the great American novels and then struggled to produce another for the rest of life. Here’s how it happened.
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Frederick Douglass celebrated his birthday on Valentine’s Day. Two centuries after he was born, we’re looking at his early years fighting for the abolition of slavery. Think of a cause …
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We look back at the life of the man called the “King of Soul”…
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In the summer of 1973, a young writer made a pilgrimage south to Fort Pierce, Florida, to visit the final resting place of an artist whose novels, plays and essays had …
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A few who’ve helped put Chicago on the map…
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The life and career of the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize.
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During a career that lasted six decades, Big Joe Turner helped pioneer rock and roll.
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Remembering musician Miles Davis with a look at the celebrated sidemen who’ve joined him in that great jazz combo in the sky.