America was founded during the so-called Enlightenment, itself a product of humanism, the Reformation and the Renaissance.

In 1888, Jackson Ward became home to the first chartered Black financial institution, established by William Washington Browne and his Grand Fountain of the United Order of True Reformers. Later, in ...

Five years ago, on July 4, 2020, the country was in the midst of waves of rioting. The proximate cause, the match that lit the fire, was the death of a black man, a violent ex-convict, on May 25, with ...

"There is nothing more beautiful, moving and hopeful," documentary filmmaker Ken Burns said Friday as he welcomed America's ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

What separated the Pennsylvania farmers brewing a rebellion over a pint at the Black Bear Tavern from the actors reenacting ...

The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival will recognize the "Hamilton" and "Blindspotting" star for his storytelling and ...

The tiles depicting San Antonio milestones were set in the rock wall enclosing the patio at historic Cos House.

On July 4th, while celebrating the nation's birth, it's crucial to acknowledge the Founding Fathers' complex legacy. Despite ...

Attorney Jeffrey Portnoy joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss the Trump administration’s challenge to First Amendment rights including freedom of speech (e.g. purging ...

I loved the Fourth. I mean, as an 11-year-old back in those halcyon days of the ‘50’s, who wouldn’t have? Up in the morn, gobbling down Corn Flakes, running down Skinner to the park, joining the guys ...