King Edward I of England (1239-1307), who was also known as the “Hammer of Scots,” neutralized a Scottish leader’s rebellion ...

On a sidewalk near the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, I met Jaqueline Smith, a long-term resident of the motel until she was forcibly evicted in 1988. For 36 years, ...

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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre fought back tears as she said goodbye at the final press briefing of the Biden administration.

The sprawling, multi-week music marathon known as New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has revealed its 2025 lineup. The ...

UCSF abruptly canceled a two-day anti-racism class for doctors and nurses that was to be taught in February by a consultant who was targeted by right-wing groups that called his provocative content ...

WalletHub released Tuesday its annual report that measures disparities between Black and white people across the nation and found that Texas made more effort to improve racial equ ...

Ruby Bridges was just six years old when she became the first Black student to integrate an all-white New Orleans’ public ...

It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel, but took 15 years to become a ...

Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Luke Combs and Lil Wayne & The Roots are among the big acts set to headline the New Orleans ...

Gertrude Williams was born in Quincy in 1915, during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson, and spent most of her life in Lakeland ...

Even before 1960, when seventeen countries in Africa gained independence in a single year, American diplomats had identified ...