“‘Soul Train’ offered Blackness in its funkified essence,” wrote Todd Boyd, a cinema and media studies professor at USC, for The Times in 1995. “The majority of the films from this era ...

It is history in the making. Welcome to 25 years of “Sooooooooooooul Train.” From its beginning as a local dance show in Chicago in 1970, “Soul Train” has become the longest-running ...

Teeth gleaming, hips grooving, and oil-misted ‘fros bouncing to the beat. This was “Soul Train,” the music television series that served as Blackness’ binoculars. It featured popular cuts ...

Soul Train was a cultural hit that brought black joy to mainstream media and now, it's legacy continues in a new drama series. Don Cornelius is not just a beloved American media personality.

Don Cornelius is shown in 1995, celebrating the 25th season of Soul Train. (Associated Press) Syndicated in 1971, it was not widely broadcast at first, with only eight cities opting to air a show ...

Don Cornelius and the Soul Train Dancers doing the signature Soul Train show ending. (Soul Train via Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive ...

“Soul Train” aired nationally from 1971 to 2006. Asked why it endured, he told The New York Times in 1995: “There is an inner craving among us all, within us all, for television that we can ...

Every Soul Train Music Awards ceremony since 1995 — barring 2020 — has found the show’s album of the year winner getting, at the very least, a nod in its respective genre category at the ...