The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin. As a student of leadership, I found it one of the most ...

Black history is everywhere. From oral traditions, written records, and acclaimed museums to weathered buildings, bronze ...

On April 10, the intertwined worlds of art and philanthropy colluded to raise a record-breaking $1.7 million at the de Young ...

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select ...

Harriet Jacobs, in her 1861 book “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl,” remarks: “It is a sad feeling to be afraid of one’s ...

He recognized that he had put his faith in men and institutions over the higher power of destiny. What Douglass, a devout man ...

Kenneth B. Morris Jr.’s family treasures have always been American treasures. Morris, 62, is the great-great-great-grandson of abolitionist and orator, Frederick Douglass, and great-great-grandson of ...

At Theater J, Synetic Theater co-founder Paata Tsikurishvili is directing “The Immigrant,” based on Charlie Chaplin’s silent ...