(ThyBlackMan.com) When most people think of Curtis Mayfield, they think of the big ones—“Move On Up,” “Superfly,” or maybe “People Get Ready.” And for good reason. Those songs are legendary, stitched ...

In the early 1970s, black artists were given a launching pad: Soul Train. Though it wasn’t the first show of its kind, it made history as the first nationally syndicated music-variety show made for ...