When J D Harris (1833–84) began studying medicine in 1863, there were few African American doctors whose paths he could follow. The first university-trained African American physician, James McCune ...

Before long, the hotel and other buildings will be gone. In rural explorer vernacular, Whatley is what is referred to as a ...

The push for universal public education across the United States began in the midst of the Civil War — on the Union-occupied ...

"Brownie's Victory Garden" is a propaganda cartoon created to promote the idea of victory gardens during World War II, particularly targeting children. The film presents a whimsical portrayal of how ...

Feb. 25, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Walter White — arguably the most influential Black man in mid-century America ...

President Vladimir Putin "wants to stop fighting," President Donald Trump said as his administration seeks to kickstart ...

But the June 1812 vote to go to war only narrowly passed the House and ... that an uneaten banquet for 40 was left laid out in the White House. The Marines downed the food and wine before torching ...

“A Creek War battle occurred here in 1812 at Fort ... on the front of the building led to separate waiting rooms for Black and White patients, according to the NRHP documentation.

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...

Kendrick Lamar is no stranger to the bright lights, nor to the critics that accompany them. Nearly a decade before commanding the stage at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in New Orleans, the ...

Stacker used Census data and other sources to explore the history of Black Wall Streets and their legacy in present-day Black ...