On Hard Knock Radio, I sat down with Jelani Cobb”dean of Columbias Journalism School, longtime staff writer at The New Yorker, and a thinker rooted in Hip Hops habit of connecting dots across time. We ...

Sometimes "silent as the grave" isn't just a metaphor. A team of student and professional history detectives -- led by Laura Masur, assistant professor of anthropology at The Catholic University of ...

The Amistad Rebellion was a successful revolt of 53 Mende captives, who, led by Sengbe Pieh (Joseph Cinqué), broke free of their chains and seized a Spanish ship. After being captured by the U.S. Navy ...

Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, at least one of whom works on counterterrorism, went to the home of a former member of a climate activism group for questioning last week, potentially signaling ...

Regarding Peggy Noonan’s “America Needs Restraint—and Facts” (Declarations, Jan. 31): I grew up on a cattle ranch in eastern Oregon and saw the so-called Sagebrush Rebellion unfold, ranchers ...

In a span of less than 48 hours, Republicans in Congress took a small step toward declaring some independence from President Donald Trump, before retreating a step or three. Late Tuesday, a tiny ...

When Newark police arrested and beat a Black taxi driver during a routine traffic stop on July 12, 1967, the incident ignited long-simmering tensions in the city’s Black neighborhoods, triggering ...

Trump’s administration is publicly feuding with itself. A spokesperson for Kristi Noem’s Department of Homeland Security blasted government attorney Juliet Le on Wednesday, after Le told a federal ...

Related: 8 presidents who actually saw combat in a big way That experience undoubtedly molded their worldviews and shaped the politicians they would become. Here is a look inside what some presidents ...

House GOP leaders are trying to reinstate a prohibition on members calling snap votes to repeal President Trump’s tariffs through the end of July, setting up what will be a tricky House vote on ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston County Public Works officials will host a quarterly public meeting on Wednesday to update residents on the ongoing U.S. 17 and Main Road project. The ...