With the Combahee River Raid of 1863, Harriet Tubman earned her nickname "Moses" all over again—and became the first woman in ...

We owe it to our forebears, our families, our communities, and future generations to keep fighting for just causes, writes ...

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In exchange, former Harriet Tubman Middle School teacher Bryan Chu agreed not to pursue any further legal action against the ...

He was a man of audacity who, in accepting the Nobel Peace Prize spoke of his “audacity” to believe in justice. In his many ...

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Efforts to acknowledge the contributions of African Americans are intertwined with illuminating cultural preservation milestones. For example, The Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum, located at 84 ...

Gen. Rufus Saxton wrote that he bore “witness to the value of her services… She was employed in the Hospitals and as a spy [and] made many a raid inside the enemy’s lines displaying remarkable courage ...

British film star Ralph Fiennes has said he is “thrilled” to receive a best actor Oscar nomination for his role in pope drama Conclave. This year’s announcement saw Spanish-lanuage musical Emilia ...

Raise a glass to Black History Month at Metrobar’s Cheers and Beers tasting. The Black Brew Movement and DC Beer collaboration serves pours of 12 different beers from local Black brewers inside ...

Ahead of the spring semester, nine students traveled to Washington, D.C., and Jackson, Mississippi, as part of a community-engaged learning trip led by the Swearer Center and in partnership with ...

Percival Everett's “James,” a posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Adam Higginbotham's acclaimed work about the Challenger disaster are among the nominees for National ...