Twenty years ago today, Martina McBride was atop the country chart with an album made up of classic country covers.

Sixty-eight years ago today, the award-winning songwriter who penned hits for some of the biggest names in 90s country was born in New York.

Racial discrimination was everywhere in Long Beach in 1940. If you were Black, you had a hard time owning a home in certain parts of the city, you couldn’t get on the police force or find other good ...