In this moment of constitutional crisis, these books provide a clear picture of the highest court in the land.

In the last decade, at least 20 states have passed laws or policies that restrict how history can be taught in schools. Since ...

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A seventy-million-dollar renovation beautifully presents the museum’s non-Western art—even if doubts remain about whether all ...

The trailblazer made history on a local level in Illinois, the national level in Congress and eventually on the international ...

While participating in the Library’s Archives, History, and Heritage Advanced Internship Program (AHHA), [Lucy Havens] had ...

Patricia Washington McGraw commanded respect with her presence and demeanor wherever she went. McGraw -- a noted educator, ...

Discover the 10 groundbreaking African American films that transformed cinema, broke barriers, and shifted cultural conversations nationwide.

Elemental: Crafting Books from Nature” is an ode to the physical book, exploring thousands of years of practical knowledge ...

Israel, the only undeclared nuclear power, started work on its N-weapons programme within years of the founding of the Jewish ...

New York Times journalist Kevin Sack says there was a “Charleston before 2015 and a Charleston after 2015″ in a discussion ...

Known now as a major exponent of the “Negro Renaissance,” Alexander Gumby is among the most forgotten Blacks ever to have lived in Harlem.