In this nostalgic and fascinating book, Julie Satow, author of The Plaza, writes about the golden age of three now-vanished ...

Claudette Colvin co-wrote the book, about bus boycotts and a case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, with ...

J.K. Rowling, celebrated for her Harry Potter series, faced backlash for defending biological sex. Despite widespread ...

The Finger Lakes Region is often viewed as the grounds where the foundation of the Women's Rights Movement in the 19th ...

I ended my op-ed 10 years ago with a direct plea that feels almost laughable now. But still, it’s my hope, so I’ll end here ...

The U.S. Postal Service unveiled the 2025 Black Heritage Stamp honoring legendary musician Allen Toussaint during a special ...

The summer program gave Anacostia High School students experience writing poetry and a greater understanding of nature and African American history.

While on an artists’ retreat at a former slave plantation, our columnist Eirinie Carson muses on history’s worst moments – ...

Past honorees include iconic figures such as Harriet ... on a book by Keith Hart called The Kings and Queens of Africa. “I wanted to honor Mr. Hart and to do the song with the children to ...

The legendary Harriet Tubman not only led small groups of enslaved people to freedom, but also guided U.S. troops on a raid of South Carolina slave camps that freed more ...