There is no other shade of blue with a history quite like it. International Klein Blue ® (IKB ®), started as a vision in the eyes of Yves Klein, a young color enthusiast, soon to become a ...

Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to... A new book explains what the color blue can teach us ...

“Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People” by Imani Perry, Ecco, 256 pages Once one starts to look for it, blue is everywhere. It’s embedded in modern English language (“true blue,” “I ...

Manganese black: Art in the Ice Age -- Red ocher: The sacred and dangerous in Australia -- Egyptian blue: King Tut's infrared transmitter -- Greek white: The myth of the white city -- Yellow ocher: ...

What do Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, jazz and the middle passage all have in common? Scholar and author Imani Perry explains — it's the color blue. In her new book, Black in Blues: How a Color ...