The U.S. was beginning to come to terms with racial injustice when the “great white Christian freakout” ushered in the era of ...

Religion has intersected with race throughout American history, and many of the best new books in the field focus on Black Americans’ religious witness. From building churches to creating art and ...

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 ...

As America approaches its 249th birthday, many scholars, writers, and ordinary Americans are prompted to review the nation’s ...

The values prevailing from the American Revolution were visible when Christians lined up to attend Kentucky's first synagogue ...

The American Indian/Native Studies course will be available for school districts to offer students starting this year.

Today, we look at the long history of July 4 resistance and protest in the United States. This is episode 55 of Stories of ...

William Craven, the first black mayor in Washington state, speaks from his home in Roslyn, Kittitas County, on Feb. 14, 2023.

Former deputy governor Christian Mitchell was named Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's new running mate Tuesday, but who is he and ...

Since the city's establishment in the 1820s, Indianapolis has been a magnet for immigrants seeking opportunity and refuge.

On this date in history ... In 2015, the American Ballet Theater promoted Misty Copeland to be principal dancer-- the highest rank within a professional dance company. She was the first ...

Sitting on the reference stacks at the Charlie Clark Center for Local History at Arlington Central Library are five thick, blue, nearly 50-year-old bound editions. They are the archives of the ...