By J. Paul Lombardo Two days ago, the calendar marked the actual birth date of what was the 97th birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Because of the now celebrations of certain holidays on ...

Rhode Island will celebrate the semiquincentennial with a special WaterFire lighting, but won't be getting a visit from the ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was born and raised in the American South, but his dream of racial equality and social justice ...

You can honor the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend at the opening of a new Black history exhibit, an all-ages community celebration, a service project, and ...

The so-called “ [Theodore] Roosevelt Corollary” in 1905 included an expansion of the Monroe Doctrine permitting the U.S. to ...

The Emancipation Proclamation is one of the most important documents in relation to human rights ever signed into law in this ...

After years of debate, the controversial slave auction block in downtown Fredericksburg was removed in 2020. Now there are ...

British-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of ...

Good day, DC! Enjoy the extended weekend at a local Martin Luther King Day celebration, or explore one—or three—major art and ...

We recently left the bubble to undertake a 400+ mile, 5 city "America 250" Road Trip from Boston to Washington, DC. We were ...

Washington DC kicks off its year-long commemoration of the nation's 250th anniversary with only-in-DC experiences.

Introduction -- Iconic sons of Africa in the belly of the stone monster -- Talking bones at the African burial ground in New York -- Founding fathers, chimeras, and American Africanisms at ...