Many of the new artifacts carry the weight of history, but also the freedom stories and intimate histories of the families ...

The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin. As a student of leadership, I found it one of the most insightful books on the theme. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and ...

A historian focused on Jewish history for more than four decades wonders what will happen to Jewish stories now that many of ...

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 ...

A New York City program wants to foster student journalism. It’s as vexed by reader engagement as the professionals are.

which received 2,000 new books thanks to community support. The school and community celebrated Friday morning with balloons and the Frederick Douglass High School Marching Band, all part of an ...

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

The Great Abolitionist” by Stephen Puleo is a richly sourced, informative and eminently readable biography of 19th century ...