Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to present day cobalt mining. Her new book is Black in Blues.

For Perry, blue is at the core of a fundamental understanding of human stories: In her words, “There was a time before Black, but not before blues.” Blue projects have captivated writers ...

Ten years later, white and gold continues to lead in the original Buzzfeed poll with 2.5 million votes, while blue and black has 1.2 million votes — despite that being the actual colors of "the ...

WASHINGTON — It was a debate that captured the internet's attention and caused division worldwide: "The dress." Was it white and gold or black and blue? The infamous photo posted on Tumblr in February ...