In 1796, when slavery remained both legal and common in New York, a white man named Aquila Giles set out to free Hannah, a 30-year-old woman he enslaved, and her daughter, Abigail, who was about 5.

Meet the women who defied the odds, pushed boundaries and paved the way for generations to come. Harriet Tubman. Rosa Parks. Ketanji Brown Jackson. Simone Biles. These are just a handful of the many ...

WBPSC Judicial Service Prelims Result 2026 has been released by the West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) for the West Bengal Judicial Service Exam. Candidates can download the result pdf ...

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The Black historian Carter G. Woodson — who dedicated his career to the study of Black life and history — responded 100 years ago to the fact that the achievements of Black men and women were not part ...

In so many spaces, celebrating Black History History month means learning a few fun facts about famous African Americans. But Black History Month was designed to be much more radical — it was an ...

I recently interviewed Jarvis R. Givens, a professor of education and African and African American studies at Harvard University. His new book, I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black ...

Throughout his career, historian Carter G. Woodson, AB’1908, AM’1908, worked to change how Americans thought about Black history. The University of Chicago alum began that mission when, in February ...