NEW YORK — Books on slavery, the justice system, poverty and gender identity are among this year’s finalists for J. Anthony Lukas prizes, named for the late investigative journalist.

Clark University professor Raphael Rogers has written a book, exploring positive portrayals of Black women and girls for ...

Every February, communities across the nation celebrate Black History Month, honoring the rich cultural heritage and ...

For generations, the Underground Railroad has been the quintessential story of resistance against oppression. Yet, the story ...

Although “I Am Nobody’s Slave” takes the form of a memoir, Minnesota native Lee Hawkins’ book becomes something bigger: an ...

That the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King and the inauguration of Trump occurred on the same day is one of the ironies ...

Tennessee students are more interested in their personal safety at school and mental health needs than in being denied the ...

The Cozad-Bates house was not a stop on the Underground Railroad — it was a training ground for abolitionists.

The scholar, poet, and filmmaker devoted her life to sketching out a revisionist historiography of resistance in Latin ...

Part genealogy study, part haunting narrative, historian Mary Frances Berry’s new book, “Slavery After Slavery: ...