African American comedian Godfrey believes that the ... "That word is used too loosely," Godfrey said while in Austin, Texas, for the SXSW Comedy Festival. The veteran stand-up comic, who has ...

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets with influential African American figures, like Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock and Maya Angelou, to piece together their genealogy and disclose captivating facts about ...

This series chronicles the full sweep of African American history, from the origins of slavery on the African continent right up to today when America remains a nation deeply divided by race.