Join NHPR this March as we celebrate Women's History Month with special programming highlighting the achievements, struggles, ...

The 97th Academy Awards had its fair share of jaw-dropping moments, but nothing sent shockwaves through the industry quite like Mikey Madison’s win for Best Actress in a Leading Role.… The post Social ...

A girl statue symbolizing victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery will be installed at a church in Germany next week, two ...

Valerie Cunningham is the founder of the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail. She grew up in Portsmouth and spent years ...

Women comprise more than half of the population and make history virtually everywhere. Yet, only 13 U.S. national park sites ...

Then-President Abraham Lincoln was sent a list of the potential executions and sent back a list of 39 to die (later amended ...

Winning at the Oscars should be a golden ticket, but for many, it’s been a curse. Some, however, just keep the ball rolling.

If the first civil rights movement was defined by three words—"We Shall Overcome"—then the second civil rights movement has ...