Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment” examines the American tradition of blackface minstrelsy. Blackface refers to both the practice of using burnt-cork or black theatrical makeup in staged ...

With a war driving up energy prices, the markets will need to hope that the Fed doesn’t do so in the months ahead, because a ...

President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural address is one of the most anticipated speeches in decades, with many expecting his words to be chiseled into marble some day. Obama aides said that the speech ...

Public concern about rising costs is fueling hopes for a blue wave in the November midterm elections, as well as Democratic wins in Wisconsin that could deliver trifecta control of the Legislature, ...

Built during the Great Depression, the McKee House has sat dormant for years in the Churchill Woods Forest Preserve. Back in 2017, DuPage County forest preserve officials agreed to let the village of ...

Drinking coffee was a political statement for some presidents, while others just enjoyed its flavor. Regardless, they all had a favorite way to drink coffee.

This guide provides a breakdown of the gold standard, its history and its relevance to monetary policy today.

Let's face it: Trump is not known for brevity. This is a man whose meandering past State of the Union addresses clocked in at 1 hour and 20 minutes in 2018, 1 hour and 22 minutes in 2019, and 1 hour ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely seen the words BAFTA all over your social media feeds as users share their outrage for the racial slur that was heard during the airing of the pre ...

OAKLAND LAST WEEK, FIVE YEARS AGO, CALIFORNIA SAW MASK MANDATES. BUSINESSES CLOSED AND PEOPLE TOLD NOT TO GATHER AT SCHOOLS OR CHURCHES. WE WERE DEALING WITH THE IMPACTS OF THE COVID 19 OUTBREAK, AND ...

Democracy was fragile when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dedicated the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1940. He traveled through Knoxville and Chattanooga before speaking at Newfound Gap.