Washington DC attracts millions of visitors every year, but behind the iconic monuments and must-see museums, there’s a wealth of lesser-known gems vying for your attention, writes Helen Van Berkel ...

A Pekin woman who gained her freedom from indentured servitude with the help of Abraham Lincoln more than two decades before he issued the Emancipation Proclamation as president is the subject of a ...

In light of President Donald Trump's desire to eliminate the penny, it's noteworthy that one of the most significant coins ...

At the Illinois Holocaust Museum, soon to undergo a major renovation, a heart-tugging special exhibit in Skokie explores the ...

Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington for Stand Up for Science, a rally in response to President Trump’s ...

Legacy of grads of former all-Black Lincoln High School in SE Gainesville will be etched into perpetuity with the installment ...

Scientists and supporters rallied in cities across the U.S. and Europe to protest dramatic funding cuts and other attacks ...

It was a deliberately divisive speech when it came to policies pushed by the Democrats as opposed to policies endorsed by ...

Dr. Carla Hayden, the first Black Librarian of Congress, faces uncertainty in her reappointment next year due to political tensions and the Republican Senate.

Europe’s response to Donald Trump and JD Vance’s attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the suspension of US military support needs to be grounded in ethics and morality ...

Wayne L. Scott has been portraying President Abraham Lincoln for 26 years, sharing Lincoln’s legacy with people across the country, and recently had the privilege of delivering the ...

La Jolla Playhouse’s world premiere musical digs deep into the experiences of Frederick Douglass and the freed Black slaves ...