KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — To some, all they may see is a bookstore, but there’s more to the story at The Bottom. It starts with those two words, “The Bottom:” The name of what once was a thriving ...

The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit. Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site. For the first three-quarters of the 20th century, Black Bottom — a predominantly African ...

Some of the best reasons to not forget the Motor City can be found in the illuminating music documentary The Best Of The Best ...

(CBS DETROIT) - "It was like a Black cultural center," said Marcia Black, director of the Black Bottom Archives, a project sponsored by the Allied Media Projects. Beaubian, Beacon, St. Antoine; ...

Black Bottom was a predominantly black neighborhood within Detroit that was a critical part of the city’s culture and musical scene from the 1930s until the late 1950s. The homes and businesses that ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Here at Lafayette Central Park, a Historical Marker now sits. It reminds people of where Black Bottom used to be, and although that neighborhood is ...

About 60 years ago, the construction of the Interstate 375 freeway decimated the thriving Black neighborhoods of Black Bottom and Paradise Valley, displacing families and uprooting businesses. Decades ...

For the Rev. Nick Hood III, the recently unveiled Black Bottom mural at the Wayne State Medical School brings back a flood of memories. It's a tangible reminder of the historic neighborhood he called ...

The Black Bottom neighborhood, formerly a cultural center for Black Nashvillians, will be commemorated with a historical marker. The once-vibrant neighborhood was largely razed as a result of urban ...

Blair Underwood is stepping into the literary world, teaming up with filmmaker and author Joe McClean to create a new novel that digs deep into Black history, community and ambition. The story kicks ...