Word origins reveal the surprising histories behind common expressions like 'boycott' and 'bluetooth,' often linked to ...

Wherever his travels have taken him professionally and personally, John Jones has always had an interest in local history.

William Harvey Carney, born in slavery, was the hero of the Battle of Battery Wagner, fought in South Carolina in 1863.

The National Education Association rejected a resolution to cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League over its Israel advocacy ...

J Street has recently joined debates over where to draw the line on criticism of Israel. The group’s campus affiliate ...

In this episode, we visit a Confederate camp reenactment featuring members of the 48th Alabama Infantry. Their historically accurate gear gives us a unique opportunity to learn how to identify Civil ...

The National Urban League has declared a “state of emergency” over civil rights policies in response to the Trump ...

A crowd of hundreds turned out to get the first glimpses of the W.E.B. Du Bois statue at Mason Public Library on Saturday, ...

Kristina Wilfore is Director of Innovation and Global Projects at Reset Tech and cofounder of #ShePersisted. She has worked ...

Turkish Cypriots celebrated Turkey's military invasion of Cyprus that cleaved the island nation along ethnic lines 51 years ...

The American Civil Liberties Union, Democracy Forward, and the ACLU of the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration over the president’s unlawful and unprecedented invocation of the Alien ...

A Russian artillery attack on the outskirts of the Velykopysarivska community in Ukraine’s Sumy region killed a 50-year-old ...