Many schools across the United States are grappling with ways to close theachievement gap between white students and students of color. Specialcorrespondent Fred de Sam Lazaro...

For Black women in America, a breast cancer diagnosis brings with it adisturbing statistic. Black women are less likely to develop breast cancerbut 40 percent more likely to die...

An actress-turned-first lady. During her more than 50 year marriage, NancyReagan was also the most trusted adviser to her husband, former PresidentRonald Reagan. Washington Post...

Jimmy Carter lost his White House re-election bid over 40 years ago and hispresidency is often remembered for hard economic times and the Iran hostagecrisis. But author and...

The nation's first government-backed reparations initiative was green litthis week in Evanston, Illinois, a Chicago suburb where about 16 percent ofits 75,000 residents are Black....

For many, it's a time of uncertainty and isolation. But in poet TessTaylor's humble opinion, turning to verse can provide solace. Her recentbook of poems is "Rift Zone," and the...

The American barn is a cultural icon, but one that is quickly disappearing. In Port Austin, Michigan, an art project aims to draw attention to these structures -- and maybe even...

Coronavirus is spiking in parts of the U.S. spared the worst of the pandemic in its early days, as well as in states that already suffered. With an average of 75,000 new daily...

Coronavirus is spreading across the United States more widely than it did in previous waves. U.S. hospitalizations rose 40 percent in the past month and increased across 38 states...

In a year when racism has been front and center in Americans’ minds, how can we break out of our own orbits to understand the life experiences of other people -- especially...