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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMarch 12, 2012
A New York Times piece suggests that he died feeling he hadn't gotten his due.
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by Madison Gray onFebruary 17, 2012
The tragic irony of coping with the recent deaths of Whitney, Don and others during Black History Month.
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by Madison Gray onFebruary 17, 2012
The tragic irony of coping with the recent deaths of Whitney, Don and others during Black History Month.
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by Claudio E. Cabrera onFebruary 5, 2012
Dancers honor the late Don Cornelius with a Soul Train line in Times Square.
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by Dr. Boyce Watkins onFebruary 2, 2012
Blogging at News One, Dr. Boyce Watkins highlights five things that Soul Train creator Don Cornelius taught the black community, including how to start a business and how to educate and entertain audiences simultaneously.
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by Bassey Ikpi onFebruary 2, 2012
Why Don Cornelius' death should start a much-needed dialogue about African Americans and suicide.
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February 2, 2012
From Journal-isms: The news of Don Cornelius' death quickly consumed social media and expanded into the mainstream.
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February 1, 2012
In a September 2010 segment from the Tavis Smiley show, Don Cornelius talks about how he viewed the competition.
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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onFebruary 1, 2012
Trace his rise to the top in this excerpt from Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s Life Upon These Shores.
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by Monée Fields-White onFebruary 1, 2012
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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