A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that ...

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Bailey was born in Newport News, Va. in 1917. In the 1930s, she moved to North Philadelphia’s 1946 N. 23rd Street — a blue ...

There is no doubt that LeBron James is a legend of the NBA and, above all, a major figure in American sports. "The King" has ...

The black community rallied to MOVE’s side during its bitter 1977-78 confrontation with former Mayor Frank Rizzo. Yet the ...

There is so much history between the walls of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, which has hosted funerals for Rosa Parks ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 6, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

We were not expecting a Diljit Dosanjh and Will Smith collaboration, but we are loving it! The Punjabi actor-singer surprised ...

The Erie Otters, thanks to a four-goal third period, beat the Saginaw Spirt on Saturday and advanced to the second round of ...

Mick O'Dwyer enjoyed an illustrious career on the pitch with his beloved Kerry before managing his native county to multiple ...

Sgt. Joe Harris was one of an elite group of Black paratroopers during World War II. He is being laid to rest today. He was ...

Despite the humor and subversion, Lamar sees the lawsuit as part of a long line of civil rights activism that has relied on ...