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Opal Lee, 97, is getting a new home on the same plot of land in Texas her family had been driven from by a white mob 85 years ago.

Pvt. Albert King received a military funeral 83 years after he was killed by a white Army veteran, who was exonerated.

Pvt. Albert King, shot dead by a white military police officer in Georgia in 1941, was blamed for his own death and buried in an unmarked grave.

CRANDON, Wis.(WAOW-WSAU)-- Hundreds celebrated the ending of the winter season along with its transition, and ...

Known for her soulful vocals and skillful piano playing, Eden Brent performs this weekend at the River City Blues Festival.

Slash discusses his new blues record, 'Orgy of the Damned,' and what it was like getting Brian Johnson and Steven Tyler to join him in the studio.

Vinyl reissue of King's 1962 album The Big Blues gets a new title and four bonus tracks from the same sessions

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KOOP Radio 91.7 FM announces the launch of a monthly music-themed film series at the recently reopened Eastside Cinema. The KOOP Radio Nightbeat Film

In recognition of Black History Month, revisit the 1972 all-star Wattstax concert featuring Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers and many others.