an enslaved African who died a free man at a very old age, comes from the diary of the man who painted his striking portrait. Charles William Peale was an American portrait painter who established ...

A mysterious formal portrait of an enslaved man named Frederick is expected to sell for as much as $500,000 at auction in New Orleans ...

He was standing at a busy intersection when I drove by. What caught my attention was the small dog wrapped in a blanket that he pushed in a stroller. Also, his sign had a name on it: Leo.

Two videos of American climber Fred Beckey: a video portrait by the New York Times and his latest journey to the Cinque Torri, Dolomites. Fred Beckey is one of the true climbing legends of America, ...