Abraham Lincoln, celebrated on his 216th birthday, left a significant impact as the 16th President of the US. Not only known ...

In 1700, the English merchant slave ship Henrietta Marie sank 35 miles west of Key West, shortly after offloading 190 captured Africans in Jamaica. Nearly 325 years later, using the shipwreck and ...

Historians consistently rank Abraham Lincoln as the greatest U.S. president. Without his leadership and political brilliance, ...

Warsaw Public Library Book Club would like to invite all who are interested to join them monthly as they read fun and ...

More than 100 years after his death, Anderson Ruffin Abbott's visit to the White House and his relationship with President ...

Lois Conley founded The Griot Museum of Black History after realizing that St. Louis was not acknowledging African American ...

Go inside rehearsals for 3 SUMMERS OF LINCOLN at La Jolla Playhouse. This gripping new musical tells the inspirational story ...

Vanity Fair Since Martha Washington’s appearance on George Washington’s Inauguration Day, the fashion choices of the First Ladies have been closely observed, analyzed, and symbolically presented.

Mary Todd Lincoln is believed to have worn a ball gown with a crinoline skirt. Her dress featured ruffles and floret pattern. Elizabeth Keckley, born into slavery in Virginia, was the First Lady's ...

First Ladies' fashion choices at inauguration ceremonies have always made headlines. Melania Trump’s latest appearance in a wide-brimmed hat has sparked curiosity and continues this tradition. Notable ...

Names like Elizabeth Keckley ... which earned them an esteemed clientele that included Mary Todd Lincoln, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Ella Fitzgerald, respectively. Other Black designers ...

Investigation Discovery just dropped a new episode of its series The Curious Case Of…, focusing on ‘The Girl Who Died Twice’, Mary Louise Day. The new docu-series is a spinoff to ID’s ...