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Discover the best Black-led movies across decades, from the 1950s to the 2020s. Explore the evolution of Black representation ...

Professor Nancy Foner on the myths regarding early 20th century immigration to the U.S. and the claims of Vice President Vance on their assimilation.

Making a campaign appearance during the final week before Christmas, gubernatorial candidate and current U.S. Rep. Randy ...

Mike Maharrey and AIER’s Peter C. Earle explain the gold standard, debunk 7 fiat-money myths, and discuss central bank gold ...

Watchmen is considered a masterpiece for good reason, but Moore had been giving readers amazing work since he came to the ...

Local coaching legends Ray Bechard of Kansas and Tracy Rietzke of Rockhurst University were inducted into the American ...

Krampus is a centuries-old, European folklore character, but his more recent popularity in the U.S. is thanks to a ...

Under slave laws, the necessity for color rankings was obvious, but in America today, post-civil-rights legislation, white people’s conviction of their ...

American Studies Professor Angus Gillespie, an expert in folklore who taught at Rutgers for more than 50 years, has a new ...

Joe Ely was a Texas country-rock legend who helped shape Americana, roots and outlaw country. He toured with Bruce ...

They say every spooky story starts with a friend of a friend, and that’s precisely what makes urban legends so addictive.