Trump says America was at its richest in the late 1800s. Here are the facts.
As President Donald Trump promises that more tariffs will be coming, he has pointed to history to explain his fervor for ...
One family’s stories prove to be a window on Black struggle and persistence in American history
At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...
Two suspects arrested and charged with retail theft in Decatur
Two men were arrested Thursday and charged with organized retail theft after stealing merchandise from a business on Point Mallard Parkway, according to Decatur Police, and a third suspect remains at ...
'Thank goodness for them': Black History Month honors labor leaders amid Trump rollbacks
Black labor leaders fought for workers of color, trailblazing work that continues as the Trump administration strips away key protections.
Mass. Sen. Markey, school advocates, line up against Trump’s moves on Education Department
"Trump, Elon Musk, and his henchmen want to lock the promise of public education behind an ivory tower of rich people and ...
Parenting in America Keeps Getting More Intensive
The philosophy is hard on parents and children alike.
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After Confederate Forces Captured Their Children, These Black Mothers Fought to Reunite Their Families
In the late summer of 1865, a few months after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union forces at Appomattox ...
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Carrie Steele: ‘Mother of Orphans’Carrie Steele: ‘Mother of Orphans’
In 1888, struck by the number of orphans she was continuing to find around Atlanta, she founded the Carrie Steele Orphans Home.
Millions of Native people were enslaved in the Americas. Their story waits to be told.
The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to ...
Up to 700 farm shops could permanently close putting thousands of jobs at risk
Hundreds of farm shops could be forced to close because owners say they are feeling the impact of the budget. Up to 700 could shut their doors over the next decade, the Farm Retail Association (FRA) ...
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NC Supreme Court upholds child sexual abuse survivors’ right to sue years later
The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld the right of child sexual abuse survivors to sue people and organizations they say harmed them, clearing the paths for hundreds of lawsuits to ...
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As Mayor Eric Adams battles rats across NYC, trouble still scurrying around his own backyard
Mayor Adams may be making strides in his administration’s war on rats, but he’s still struggling with a battle closer to home.