NEW YORK (AP) — Books on slavery, the justice system, poverty and gender identity are among this year’s finalists for J.

In addition, since the full-scale invasion at least 20,000 Ukrainian children have been deported or forcibly transferred to ...

In a world increasingly shaped by secularism and scientific empiricism, a paradox emerges: the enduring belief that history has direction, meaning and purpose—a secularized form of providentialism.

American Dreamer,” my biography of the 20th-century radical leader and activist, one of my colleagues cautioned me not to ...

A boy born into slavery in South Carolina was separated from his family at age five and later reunited with his father in ...

Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...

Educator and historian Carter G. Woodson was the founder of what is now the Association for the Study of African American ...

President Trump has unceremoniously overturned US foreign policy. His decision to deport illegal Indian migrants just ahead of a summit with Premier Narendra Modi, underscored the tough stance taken ...

Opposition party leaders say they are determined to end the two-year conflict. They hail Nairobi meeting as a big step to ...

In the early 60s stood a wooden house that served as a refuge during the highlight of the Civil Rights Movement in Canton.

The core principle of the 1951 Convention is non-refoulement, which asserts that a refugee should not be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom ... such as war ...

In 1861, Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold ...