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Tito Jackson of the Jackson 5 has sadly passed away at age 70

Tito Jackson arrives at the opening night of, "Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour," in Los Angeles, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File) Tito...

How a survey of over 2,000 women in the 1920s changed the way Americans thought about female sexuality

In the 1920s, many women became more comfortable in their skin. But the facts of life remained in short supply. George Grantham Bain Collection/Library...

3 of Jane Austen’s 6 brothers engaged in antislavery activism − new research offers more clues about her own views

More than 200 years after her death, Jane Austen’s views on slavery remain unclear. Jim Dyson/Getty Images by Devoney Looser, Arizona State University More than two...

Filling the silences in family stories − how to think like a historian to uncover your family’s narrative

Excerpt from Faith’s diary: “This evening did some ironing and helped G. with her English. I have just about decided to let my hair...

Sure, 2024 has had lots of news – but compared with 1940, 1968 or 1973, it’s nothing exceptional

Images from prominent events of 2024 in the US. Rebecca Droke/AFP; Qian Weizhong/VCG; Justin Sullivan; Erin Schaff/POOL/AFP, all via Getty Images by Philip Klinkner, Hamilton...

American slavery wasn’t just a White man’s business − new research shows how White women profited, too

A colorized engraving depicts enslavers selling enslaved people in the 19th-century South. Corbis via Getty Images by Trevon Logan, The Ohio State University As the United States...

Angel Reese makes it known that it’s not only one person boosting the WNBA

Amidst growing popularity of the WNBA, Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese has voiced her significant role within the league. During a press conference held...

Stevie Wonder’s Ghanaian citizenship reflects long-standing links between African Americans and the continent

Stevie Wonder. Getty Images by Nemata Blyden, University of Virginia There’s a long history of African Americans settling in Ghana or keeping in close contact with the...

Taylor Swift has got the 1830s all wrong

Disney by Emily Ireland, University of Liverpool Taylor Swift has become incredibly popular as a documenter of her dating history. But in her new album, The...

Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora

Educator Mary McLeod Bethune regularly wrote of her travels abroad. Robert Abbott Sengstacke via Getty Images by Robertson Preston, Howard University When I first landed an...

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