My grandmother, Diane, was a powerhouse. She spent much of her life involved with various forms of public service, advocating for women’s rights, civil rights and a more humane health care system.

A wide swath of American Christianity has supported the politics and political leaders who have made the sin of greed a ...

Julius Rosenwald was one of the greatest philanthropists of the twentieth century, yet outside the United States he remains almost […] ...

If there were such a thing as African American royalty, Esther Scott Carter II is andwill eternally be, Queen Esther. Born June 17, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Judge Russell Luther Carter, Sr. and ...

Books & the Arts / Through Nkrumah’s story, Howard French charts the history of African decolonization and the American civil rights movement. Adom Getachew Accra’s Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, built ...

Century French Studies is pleased to announce the publication of volume 54 numbers 1–2 (Fall–Winter 2025–26). The issue includes a range of articles and reviews that highlight the breadth of the ...

Vice President and Director of Research at the Rockefeller Archive Center and author of “Becoming Colgate: A Bicentennial History” James Allen Smith ’70 delivered a speech in celebration of Colgate ...

Within the Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church’s 162-year-old brick facade is a venerable American history collection. It includes AME church founder Richard Allen’s Bible, the pulpit ...

As the US launches a new was against Iran it is important to analyse, from a historical perspective, its foreign policy.

Black Americans have historically been excluded from the "we" of American identity, being included only when sacrifice is required, but excluded when benefits, payment, and respect are asked for.

Which means that every day for what is now nearly a decade, someone back home has sent me a hysterical headline about the mind-boggling fluctuations of Argentina’s economy. For the longest time, these ...

If you are looking to stay in the heart of Yosemite National Park, then you will love Yosemite Valley Lodge. The lodge i ...