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 present day cobalt mining. Her new book is Black in Blues.

Blue Symbolism in Ancient Greece and Rome Even descriptions of rainbows omit the color blue. Though they had no word for blue in their languages, historical records indicate that ancient Greeks ...

My mom would give us old diapers, and I’d color them and hang them on a pole,” LeBlanc said. LeBlanc studies the meaning behind the symbols, colors, and layout of flags used to represent ...