It’s about what it means to be a young person in a generation that is going to end, and is currently changing the world,” the lauded poet said of her new book.

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators ...

At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...

Peter Bentzon (ca. 1783–after 1850) was not only a free man; he was also a silversmith and jeweler who worked in Philadelphia and on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. Bentzon’s work is recognized ...

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The youngest pilot to fly solo around the world. The first known Black female tattoo artist. And more, chosen by columnist.

The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to ...

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We kick off our Black History Month series by highlighting and honoring Alice Scott, the first woman and African American to ...

February is Black History Month, a time the country highlights and celebrates the accomplishments of Black Americans. And the ...