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 ...

Sign for Soul Train a film inside the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Ohio that you can see. (Photo credit: Shuttestock.com/Melissa Herzog) As February rolls ...

(CNN) — You’ve seen the early episodes. Teeth gleaming, hips grooving, and oil-misted ‘fros bouncing to the beat. This was “Soul Train,” the music television series that served as Blackness’ ...

NPR celebrates its 50th anniversary by looking back on moments of 1971. When Don Cornelius created Soul Train 50 years ago, it soon became a cultural institution — showcasing Black music and culture.

Don Cornelius was born and raised in Chicago. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and working a few different jobs, he took a broadcasting course and landed as a news announcer and DJ at a radio ...

Don Cornelius’s faith that Black culture would attract a mass audience—and his devout belief that Black culture should be in the hands of Black people—make the program he created a radical touchstone ...