As I begin my first year as president of the African-American Community Fund, a component fund of The Dayton Foundation, I am filled with deep excitement and a clear sense of purpose to carry forward ...
Indigenous slavery, which lasted for centuries, has gone by many names. A new public history project wants us to see it for what it was.
Arts, entertainment, film, festivals and more events happening this week in the greater Capital Region from Thursday, Feb. 26 ...
The landmark building was rescued from demolition and badly needs restoration. It’s not a relic, its owners say, it’s real, living history you can touch.
AUSD schools are celebrating Black History Month with a variety of activities, including author visits, research into famous ...
Chocolate’s journey from sacred drink to Valentine’s Day symbol was shaped by history, marketing and even chemistry.
It was 1970 and Black-Jewish relations weren’t at their best. Two years earlier, the Ocean-Brownsville teachers’ strike in ...
Actor Bijou Phillips, known for Almost Famous, seeks a living kidney donor after transplant failure, urging awareness on organ donation.
Valentine’s Day can be a little cliché: red roses, dinner reservations, a box of chocolates— boring. But for those in need of inspiration to make sure their declaration of love stands out from the ...
Danielle Wiggins, a historian at Georgetown University, says Jesse Jackson’s 1984 and 1988 campaigns used rhetoric, tactics, and policy that would greatly benefit Democrats today.