Along the US's South-eastern coast, Gullah Geechee communities preserve a distinct culture and language rooted in West Africa that is spoken nowhere else on Earth.
While other places in the US are increasingly censoring how they tell their multicultural histories to travellers, one community is highlighting them.
Winifred Atwell, originally from Trinidad, was the first black artist to have a UK number one hit song
Many towns and cities along the Blues Trail have planned festivals, exhibitions and live music to mark the 100th birthday of the homegrown musical legend.
In August 1964, three civil rights activists were found dead in the Deep South. The public's response provided the impetus for new civil rights legislation in America.
The project will tell the untold stories of black personnel based in the east during the Cold War.
The tennis champion wanted to be remembered for fighting racism, not just his sporting prowess.
One hundred and sixty years after word reached Galveston, Texas, that enslaved African Americans were now free, the city is honouring Juneteenth all year round.
Blending the style of The Rolling Stones with African beats and instruments, Zambian group Witch were revolutionary – then disappeared. No one could have predicted their return.
