The Oscar winner’s candid, entertaining memoirs unveil the man behind the icon, from his rivalry with Harry Belafonte to Poitier’s struggle to live up to his own legend.

Scott was a civil rights ... She led strikes for the rights of Black actors and took a restaurant to court for refusing to serve her. Scott also married the first African American congressman from New ...

In 1954, a crash on Route 66 changed Sammy Davis Jr.’s life forever. We visited the site where the music icon lost his left eye—and where Hollywood history took a dramatic turn.

Sammy had won Nixon’s respect for his participation in the Civil Rights Movement and the two became close friends for some time, much to the dismay of many of Sammy’s fans. Sammy made a USO tour to ...

Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway’s industrious, master melody-maker who composed the music for such classic hits as “Annie,” “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Applause ...

Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway’s industrious, master melody-maker who composed the music for such classic hits as “Annie,” “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Applause ...

The Las Vegas Strip. The Las Vegas Strip is a 4.2-mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard where some of Vegas’ largest and best-known hotels and casinos are located.

The Civil Rights Division has recently seen an exodus of around 70% of its lawyers, according to reporting by The Guardian. “The division is now focusing on protecting the people who this White House ...

A 1965 Civil Rights march in Montgomery, Alabama. From left: an unidentified woman, ... Sammy Davis Jr with his first European gold record, 1976. Nationaal Archief, CC BY.

There is no question that Sammy Davis, Jr. was one of the biggest African-American stars of Mid ... 1968's Uptight gets right in your face about the troubles of the day and the Civil Rights movement.

Charlie Ruggerio owned the once-prominent restaurant The Chalet, while Dorothy Ruggerio had been a dancer who worked with entertainers including Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jackie Gleason.