Studying her family’s history, Keonia Newton could have never imagined she was the descendant of a formerly enslaved family from Simsbury who fought in the French & Indian War, Revolutionary War and ...

This weekend about 50 other descendants of Bunker Hill veterans will arrive in Charlestown to commemorate the bravery and ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Tamara Lanier who, following a six-year legal battle with Harvard University, won the ownership to images of her enslaved descendants. Harvard University, this week ...

It's very unusual and very admirable,' family member says of how clan has stayed in close contact; celebration taking place ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Tamara Lanier who, following a six-year legal battle with Harvard University, won the ownership to images of her enslaved descendants.

Harvard University, this week, agreed to give up ownership of two portraits believed to be the earliest photographs of enslaved Black people in the United States. The Harvard biologist ...

In the badlands of southeastern Mongolia, two dusty skeletons sat largely forgotten for fifty years. Dug up in the early ...

Descendants of enslaved honor legacy, educate, and connect generations through upcoming Juneteenth celebration.

Martha Redbone and her touring band are scheduled to perform on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at 8:00 PM. The concert is presented ...