Enjoy the playful and upbeat lyrics of Turkey in the Straw, a beloved tune in schools and traditional music shows, bringing joy and energy to all.

Read the full Do Your Ears Hang Low lyrics here. Learn its history, origin, and why it's still sung in schools, camps, and playgrounds.

A special exhibit up through mid-September explores racial stereotypes and caricatures in their historic context.

Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escaped from a maximum-security Mexican prison on through a 5,000-foot tunnel.

Cited as one of the first representations of black queer popular culture, Ma Rainey's sensational Prove It on Me Blues is a ...

The acclaimed writer talks about creating some of Broadway’s biggest hits – and how his homosexuality influenced his work ...

Following the sale of the Odeon and a temporary closure, the historic music hall and saloon is coming back to life, with a ...

Ma Rainey began performing in talent shows and church minstrel shows as a teenager in Columbus, Georgia. When she met her first husband, they formed a group known as the “Alabama Fun Makers ...

A common form of entertainment, the popular minstrel show is considered to be the first uniquely American form of entertainment, which featured white people parodying African Americans, during the ...

Black culture is the pulse of music, dance and pop culture, and it’s at the heartbeat of what makes the world go round. It ...