More than a half-century after the U.S. Supreme Court, in Roe v. Wade, promulgated a "constitutional right to abortion," and ...

"The Cambridge Companion to US First Ladies" takes an in-depth look at the position of first lady. While many books exist to tell the story of individuals, the new work examines the job from ...

Robell Awake is a chairmaker and scholar based in Atlanta, Georgia. He speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his new book, "A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects." ...

New defense secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled all cultural awareness months in the Department of Defense, including Black ...

A Council Bluffs student won an essay contest about the 150 year history of the Iowa State Bar Association. Emily Townsend of Abraham Lincoln High School won first place in Iowa Judicial District 4, ...

Upon the subject of education, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in.” ~ Abraham Lincoln ...

Frank Gorrecht’s 1933 essay on “The Charity of Thaddeus ... He followed Henry Clay and Abraham Lincoln. Stevens died Aug. 11, 1868, at his home in Washington. A cavalry regiment escorted ...

Lenoir’s Martin Luther King Jr. Center has announced plans for a slew of public events to take place at the center to celebrate Black History Month starting Saturday, Feb. 1. The events share a focus ...

President George Washington granted an amnesty to those who participated in the Whiskey Rebellion; Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson issued amnesties to those involved with the ...

Super Bowl likely meets up with Taylor Swift on Sunday. Football fans incur a gap with Swifties at blowout parties.

Moses knew that if you plan for a year, plant rice. If you plan for a decade, plant a tree. If you plan for posterity, ...

In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said the United States would be a nation that “expands its territory” and referenced the pursuit of “Manifest Destiny into the stars,” vowing to land ...