The Apollo has long been the ultimate destination for black artists. Early on, the iconic Harlem theater launched the careers of Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald on its famous Amateur Night, while ...

Don Cornelius’s faith that Black culture would attract a mass audience—and his devout belief that Black culture should be in the hands of Black people—make the program he created a radical touchstone ...

Don Cornelius wasn't the Godfather of Soul. That title belonged to the late James Brown, who was a frequent guest on the show. But, according to the Soul Train host's friends and colleagues, Cornelius ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Celebrities react to the death of "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius Wednesday: "Part of every person's soul who grew up on Soul Train died with him... On his tombstone should read ...