Bill Traylor had a story to tell, so he put it down on paper. He was born into slavery around 1853 in rural Alabama, and after the Civil War and Emancipation he remained on a plantation working as a ...

Traylor's works (above: Man with Yoke, detail) are drawing fans worldwide for their exuberant modern composition and design. SAAM, photo: Gene Young Born into slavery circa 1853, Bill Traylor was ...

DETROIT -- A federal judge sentenced Robert "Tractor" Traylor to three years of probation Friday after the former NBA player and Michigan star admitted to preparing a false tax return that hid the ...

The art of Bill Traylor comes to us with the ghosts of slave ships, lynchings, chain gangs, Jim Crow, justice denied — an American night-story without end. Born in Alabama in 1853, Traylor was 9 years ...

DETROIT -- Former NBA player Robert Traylor pleaded guilty Thursday to preparing a false tax return after hiding assets for a convicted drug dealer. Traylor's name was used to make it appear that he ...

The NBA has lost one of its greatest characters today with word coming in that Robert "Tractor" Traylor was found dead at his apartment in Isla Verde, Puerto Rico. Traylor had been living in Puerto ...