At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...

In the spirit of America’s Black History Month, which is celebrated every February, I am continuing my tradition of writing columns that focus on the unique experiences, trials, and triumphs of Black ...

Seneca Valley Intermediate High School students received a unique lesson on Black history from a Carnegie Mellon University ...

In our news wrap Friday, heavy rains in California trigger landslides and destroy homes, a small plane crashed in the middle of a busy road in Sao Paulo, Brazil, hundreds of people have been killed in ...

Dozens of countries have expressed “unwavering support” for the International Criminal Court (ICC) after US President Donald ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday chided past celebrations of the U.S. military's diversity in a broad address to ...

National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts goes through a journey of self discover and healing while study sunken enslavement ...

Born in New York City in 1810, Bushrod Birch spent time on and off in Pittsfield before serving in the Civil War, and returned to Pittsfield shortly before his death ...

His years illustrating pulp novels honed his sense of pictorial drama, and his meticulous research ensured historical ...

An up and coming Underground Railroad and Civil War interpretive site, the Mifflin farmstead in Hellam Township observed ...

To keep my fingers on the pulse of the area, I spend a good deal of my time reading newsletters, following social media feeds, and listening and talking with people.  It was with great interest I ...

Wrightsville’s Mifflin Farm, a documented stop along the Underground Railroad and a Civil War battle location, will soon be ...