Elvis Presley was captured in the steamiest photo of his career. Backstage at the Mosque Theater in Richmond, Virginia, the ...

Watson says that while Presley's appreciation for Black music was accepted, "that didn't change the power dynamic between Elvis and Black people. … Elvis could shake his pelvic section, but ...

He is quoted as saying, “I think that Elvis was more acceptable being white in that period. I believe that if Elvis had been Black, he wouldn’t have been as big as he was. If I was white … I’d be able ...

Priscilla Presley Explains Ex-Husband Elvis Presley Was ‘Never’ Racist, Had ‘Black Friends’ "He loved, loved being around Blacks and being around anyone actually," she said during "Piers ...

Elvis Presley, says former wife Priscilla Presley, was not racist. Kobal/Shutterstock. Last month, the Elvis cast and crew spoke to EW about paying tribute to the ways in which Black music and ...

She is the newest Great White Hope — a straight white woman excelling in a sport dominated by Black women. Note that I said new-est. Great White Hope Syndrome isn’t a new thing in sports.

“Arthur bore Elvis no ill will,” Presley's manager told Lauterbach in 2003. “He felt that Elvis' singing captured the spirit of black music.” Memphis inspirations and influences ...

I believe that if Elvis had been Black, he wouldn’t have been as big as he was. If I was white, do you know how huge I’d be? If I was white, I’d be able to sit on top of the White House!

Legend has it that Elvis debuted the first pair of black Levi's jeans for this film, but it's not true, as black was an option for Levi's back in the 1800s. But he did lend his name to Levi's to ...

Priscilla Presley is honoring the late King of Rock and Roll on the anniversary of their wedding. Priscilla, 77, took to Instagram Monday to share a black-and-white photo from the day she and ...

A Q&A with author Preston Lauterbach, chronicler of the Black pioneers who created Elvis Presley’s music and style. February 15, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.