On a roadtrip through sleepy towns and coastal waterways, Tayari Jones unveils a history more relevant than ever.

From a sudden grant termination threatening Boston’s Museum of African American History to outrage over a viral defense campaign in Texas, here are the stories shaping headlines this week ...

The ratings stunt — in which King will take an 11-minute ride into orbit along with pop star Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez, ...

"When we see efforts to erase our history...it's actually going to make us weaker [and] less informed," said Alan Spear tells ...

"Changes to the Underground Railroad page on the National Park Service's website were made without approval from NPS ...

“Changes to the Underground Railroad page on the National Park Service’s website were made without approval from NPS ...

Here comes our second Spring books round-up series, where we present a wide range of titles; a historical reinvigoration from a well-known eighth season "RuPaul's Drag Race" winner, as well as a super ...

In Havre de Grace, the Concord Point Lighthouse has been guiding mariners since 1827, making it the oldest continuously ...

One career nadir was playing Batman in Joel Schumacher’s goofy, garish “Batman Forever” (1995) with Nicole Kidman and Chris O’Donnell — before George Clooney took up the mantle for ... restores ...

The U.S. defense secretary sought to reassure its ally over security ties and vowed to speed up the creation of a joint ...

A US Senator wants to speed up a decade-long plan to replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill with abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire ...

right up there with being a New York Times bestseller. But what I really hope is that people learn something about Harriet Tubman. I hope this book inspires someone else to write their own story ...