Recent travelers agreed the National Civil Rights Museum should be at the top of anyone's list of things to see in Memphis. Housed in the Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was ...

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The three-time Oscar winner’s last public outing was in May 2023 when he stepped out for a Los Angeles Lakers game against ...

Black History Month is the perfect time to get acquainted with some of the many African American historical sites that dot the South. There is plenty of Black history and culture worth exploring in ...

Big Star’s “#1 Record” and Eddie Floyd’s “Knock on Wood” are among the 13 recordings inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

The family of Martin Luther King Jr. fears that newly released government documents will be used to tarnish his legacy "under ...

The song, composed by Floyd and Booker T. & The MGs guitarists Steve Cropper, was famously written at Memphis’ Lorraine Motel during a thunderstorm, inspiring its lyrics. The track was ...

The National Civil Rights Museum proudly announces its selection as a participant in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Digital Accelerator Program. This prestigious initiative supports cultural ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s family is concerned that President Trump's order to release records about his assassination ...

North Philadelphia’s iconic Divine Lorraine will again become an apartment building after a stint as an extended-stay hotel fizzled amid a messy ownership dispute. The building was originally ...

Construction is underway outside the historic Hotel Pontotoc building in Downtown Memphis. Here's a look at what is planned for the site.