On the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, when some manipulate memory, a scholar calls for a new look at the past.

In her new book, the CBS News journalist highlights women who pushed America to live up to its founding promises of liberty, equality, and the pursuit of happiness for all.

Concentrating Black history into the shortest month of the year strips it of context. History becomes episodic instead of foundational.

Out of this moment of fear and uncertainty comes the chance to imagine a democracy that has never fully existed.

Older generations were drawn toward movements from early U.S. history, with 48% of the Silent Generation and 28% of Baby Boomers indicating American independence from British rule was one of the top ...

In The Bluest Eye, Morrison struggled to unite the there and not-there in the same figure: Claudia had occupied the positive pole, as it were, and Pecola, the negative. Four novels later, in Beloved, ...

Conservation and historical organizations are suing the Trump administration over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America’s national parks.

At a Feb. 18 White House event, Trump lauded Black celebrities and closed his remarks with, “Happy Black History Month! Happy ...

George Washington kept nine enslaved people in Philadelphia. The Trump administration removed a display honoring them; it appealed the ruling.

A federal judge ordered the National Park Service to restore exhibits about slaves who lived at the nation’s one-time executive mansion in Philadelphia, agreeing with the city that the Trump ...

Polls show Americans want both pride and honesty. Donald Trump and his critics turn history into a purity test.

08/20/2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 29, 2025 to September 29, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. 08/21/2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the ...