Frederick Douglass, the most important leader in the struggle for Black civil rights in the 19th century, was honored in Washington, D.C. with the groundbreaking of a new community center in his name, ...

An internal government database demonstrates the vast scope of the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to revise or remove ...

Jeremiah Woods, a Black 21-year-old who transferred out of the Virginia Military Institute this year, is trying to change the oldest state-supported military college.

Almost 40 years after joining Skid Row — after a short tenure with the Detroit band Madam X — Sebastian Bach is still a slave to the grind of rock ‘n’ roll. And happily so. Sebastian Bach performs ...

In celebration of International Women's Month in March, here are destinations that honor the contributions and achievements ...

Patriotism, national pride and the American flag is expected to be front and center this year, the nation's 250th anniversary ...

Twelve works are in the running for the Stella Prize, Australia's major literary award for women and non-binary writers.

Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating Black History Month. Join us on-air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. The historic slave auction ...

A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department of the Interior is appealing a federal judge's order to restore the slavery exhibit at the President's House in ...