Dr. Clifton Wharton Jr. and his wife, Dolores Wharton, who died June 7th, were the two most accomplished people I have ever known. And I have known popes and presidents. In their retirement, they were ...

Rosa Parks has been gone for nearly 20 years. Her legacy lives on, and now the City of Detroit wants to ensure her longtime ...

Four short years after the recognition of a holiday commemorating freedom, it feels like Black people are less free.

ARTEFFECT, an initiative of the Lowell Milken Family Foundation and Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes (LMC), has named a ...

A local historic designation would protect the flat from demolition or major outward changes without city approval. A public hearing is planned.

Grace Zhang, a Jericho eighth-grader, earned second place in ARTEFFECT, a national competition held by the Lowell Milken ...

On June 19, 1865, a Union general arrived in Galveston, Texas, with a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, which he read to ...

With its winding, crowd-free streets, baroque palazzos and exquisite Ligurian cuisine, this Cinque Terre stopover deserves to ...

The recent death of President John Tyler’s grandchild reminds us that the past seems distant but it’s closer than it appears, former history instructor. Bazemore, Jr. writes ...

Among the many executive orders President Trump has made during the past six months, so many of them bad policy and just plain ignorant, I object especially to his dismissal ...

Community members attended a training on legally documenting ICE activity, emphasizing lawful actions and civil rights protection.

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated ...