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After the horror of the Civil War, 'ignorant' Christopher Newman made his fortune. He travels to France is search of cultural treasures. He won't get...

Cora Jenkins and her parents are the only African-Americans in their community in 1920s Iowa, supported only by Cora's wages as housekeeper to the...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin -- three of the most highly regarded civil rights leaders of the 1960s -- were united in their...

"Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice" documents the dramatic life and turbulent times of the pioneering African American journalist, activist,...

Andrew Jones travels to North Korea with a group of African Americans called "People to People" in an effort to learn more about the country. Once...

Sitting alone on his 69th birthday, Krapp reflects upon the last 30 years of his life as he listens to an old tape recording of himself he made on...

Public discourse after a white gunman killed nine African American parishioners

Led by Michigan native Ben Schneider, Los Angeles-based Lord Huron bring their unique blend of rock, folk, and pop to a sold-out crowd at Boston’s...