A six-part History Channel documentary offers a clear-eyed view of Jefferson’s flaws, contradictions and triumphs.

Tulsi Gabbard was sworn in Wednesday evening as Director of National Intelligence after overcoming initial skepticism from ...

One of the 10 greatest trees in the world is still holding strong — and with a remarkable tale of strength to pair with it.

Independent Lens' has announced its spring lineup, featuring 'We Want the Funk!,' 'A Thousand Cuts,' 'Free for All: The ...

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...

OSHAKATI, Namibia — (AP) — Sam Nujoma, the fiery, white-bearded freedom fighter who led Namibia ... from South Africa in 1990 ignited in us the inevitability of our own liberation.” ...

The U.S. is again the "Shining City Upon a Hill," to which all can again look for leadership and freedom, a British MP says.

She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies and television ... American poet and activist, Gorman made history ...

WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, and was known ...

The Music of Black History, a theatrical performance by Bright Star Touring Theatre, on Friday, Feb. 14, at 4 p.m.

Carol Gordon is an avid collector of Black American memorabilia and has assembled a traveling history museum that she takes ...

MISSOURI, USA — Countless stories trace the lives of descendants of those forcibly taken from Africa and brought to America centuries ago. These narratives not only illuminate the deep connections ...