Smithsonian magazine explores some of the many ways to celebrate the nation and looks back at how previous big birthdays were commemorated amid domestic turmoil ...
On the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, when some manipulate memory, a scholar calls for a new look at the past.
The Big Ideas: What Is History? Whether we realize it or not, every decision we make contributes to our collective history. By Isabel Wilkerson Isabel Wilkerson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist ...
As the 250th anniversary of America’s independence approaches, the president is moving to put his stamp on how the nation’s story is told, in Washington and beyond. By Jennifer Schuessler President ...
President Donald Trump wants Americans to see history his way, historians be damned. On the one hand, Trump is actively trying to forbid any reevaluation of American racial history, on campuses and in ...
Each February the United States dedicates a month to honor the achievements, contributions and history of African Americans and to recognize the central role they have ...
Black history has always existed. The fight has never been about whether it happened, but whether it would be acknowledged, taught, and remembered. This year at theGrio, our Black History Month theme ...