(RNS) — Despite both having a history of persecution, the groups’ alliance has repeatedly been tested.

Lincoln University of Missouri is the only university in the U.S. founded by Civil War soldiers. Following the Civil War, the Lincoln Institute was founded by black infantry soldiers who believed that ...

The Harvard professor and host of PBS' Finding Your Roots talks country music and the blues, the joys of discovery, and the dangers of hate ...

PBS NC helps your community explore new worlds and ideas through programs that educate, inform and inspire. Your ...

PBS' four-part documentary on the Black and Jewish experience in America, presented by Henry Louis Gates Jr., examines how the two groups intersect with one another and the rest of the world.

Famed film critic Roger Ebert once called this classic movie comedy a 'masterpiece' and 'an epic of silent comedy,' and ...

PBS will rebroadcast the hit docuseries over six consecutive Fridays Jan. 9-Feb. 13, plus the Oklahoma History Center will host a Jan. 24 screening.

Alec Karakatsanis explained how the news media demonizes the poor while protecting the powerful ...

A free outdoor art exhibition, big names in music, documentary television/film and performance art, and more in this week's top arts events.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operates outside of the law. It doesn’t disclose charges, and no one arrested sees a ...

The men you see in masks on your television savagely arresting people may not seem like your affair. But they are your affair ...

Amy Heckerling’s 1995 teen comedy is one of 25 classic movies chosen this year by the Library of Congress for its National Film Registry.