At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family line, and he takes readers along on the journey.

When she first appeared, in newspaper columns written by the British journalist Helen Fielding during the mid-1990s, the 30-something Bridget was claimed as a totem of womanhood at the time: a calorie ...

In his latest feature, which premiered at Sundance, 'The Inspection' director asks who gets credited for their contributions to American culture.

IOWA CITY — The Iowa women’s basketball team finds itself in a historic skid in Jan Jensen’s first year as the program’s head coach. After beating Penn State on Jan. 1 to tip off 2025 ...

One of the oldest, and most pathetic plays in the book, is for washed-up hacks to spout off on social media in an attempt to get attention. Sports, politics, entertainment, it happens all the time ...

Caitlin Clark will be the biggest star in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, but there will be plenty of other top basketball talent in attendance for the nationally televised women's basketball game ...

Martin, a former Iowa women's basketball star, did a little of everything in the 83-79 victory over the Vinyl. She finished with 11 points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal. Martin's ...

The 19th-seeded Keys drilled a diagonal forehand winner closing the first women’s major final to go ... Bjorn Fratangelo to realize a career dream. Mad World: Keys Stops Svitolina for Third ...

Leftenant-Colon, who was the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, died at the age of 104 on Jan. 8, 2025. (Leftenant-Colon family photo ...

That was up from 14.5% in 2000. Growing shares of Black women and men alike have earned at least a bachelor’s degree. But Black women have made greater gains. Black Americans are less likely than ...

Bad luck appears to be costing the Miami Dolphins a third-round pick in April's NFL draft. Miami had hoped it would receive a compensatory pick after Christian Wilkins signed with the Raiders for four ...

Jan. 22 (UPI) --Ben Shelton and Madison Keys became the first American man and woman to reach the Australian Open semifinals in the same year since 2009, with respective quarterfinal triumphs ...