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The famed activist, Baptist minister and protégé of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr, made two bids for the presidency ...

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The Root Exclusive Series: Black History Month was established 100 years ago, in February 1926. To commemorate this momentous occasion, 100 Black thought leaders and creators share their collective ...

What began as a simple request to chronicle the early decades of the town police department and honor the fallen evolved into a full-fledged history of Littleton in its formative years and of the town ...

Motherlands are castles made of glass. In order to leave them, you have to break something — a wall, a social convention, a cultural norm, a psychological barrier, a heart. What you have broken will ...

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 ...

Since 2016, the University of California, Berkeley professor has mobilized students to preserve LGBTQ+ stories on one of the ...

Liu finished sixth at 2022 Beijing Olympics. Not long after, she left skating, finished high school and headed to UCLA ...

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Is the Rothenburg Torture Museum appropriate for kids? We visited as a family and share exactly what you’ll see inside—and how to balance it with lighter stops around town. This honest guide covers ...

Why it matters: JavaScript was officially unveiled in 1995 and now powers the overwhelming majority of the modern web, as well as countless server and desktop projects. The language is one of the core ...