February is Black History Month, and Tennessee is packed with ways to explore, learn, and celebrate the rich legacy of African Americans, from Nashville to Memp ...

From Bessie Smith’s blues grit to Tina Turner’s fire, these two singers helped shape Janis Joplin’s unforgettable vocal style ...

The founder of the Mormon Church rocked 19th-century America with his spiritual visions, his belief in polygamy—and even a presidential run. Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder and leader of the Church of ...

Today in Music History for Jan. 19: ...

With the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center in downtown Chattanooga - home to the city’s African-American heritage - is once again serving as a community hub ...

FORT SMITH -- Lovers of local history will soon have an opportunity to take a deep dive into regional lore thanks to a new history course offered by the Fort Smith Museum of History. The course, ...

"Once Upon A Mattress" -- The beloved, laugh-out-loud classic that launched the Broadway career of comedy legend Carol Burnett is brought to life by 33 young actors from the Young Actors Guild.

Edith Renfrow Smith died Friday at her home in Chicago. She was 111. In addition to a notably long life — she was one of a very small number of "supercentenarians," or people who live to at least 110 ...