The Trump administration jettisoned a plan to honor the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage and the civil-rights movement on quarters for the nation’s 250th birthday. Those themes were part of a ...

In The Women’s Suffrage Movement, Dr. Rabaka lifts up the intertwined histories of women’s rights, abolitionism, racial justice, and democratic reform. This episode serves as a companion to Episode 23 ...

PENDLETON — The Heritage Station Museum in Pendleton is showcasing a new exhibit on the effort to secure women the vote in America. “Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence” is on display through ...

In 1971, the philosophy department at Oxford University was confronted with an unusual student. One of the few vegetarians on campus, Peter Singer staged alarming demonstrations with papier-mâché ...

The coming weeks will put Republicans to the test on an issue with which the party, and the broader conservative movement, has long struggled: ObamaCare. Now that the government shutdown is nearing an ...

It began as a civil war between a group of rebel students - the Believing Youth - and the Yemeni government. It became a globe-spanning conflict that has dragged in most of the world's major powers ...

Decades before women won the right to vote, suffragists filled city streets and courthouses across America to demand a say in their own future. Armed with little more than banners, marches, and sheer ...

Other peoples have risen. Other peoples have risen up to defend their rights, their dignity, and their democracies. In the past 50 years, they’ve done it in Poland, South Africa, Lebanon, South Korea, ...

Today, Maryland is one of the most liberal states in the Union. So, it’s hard to imagine that our state once refused to ratify the 15th and 19th Amendments. The Maryland legislature did not ratify the ...

“Power: Origins” has found its Ghost and Tommy. Spence Moore II and Charlie Mann will play the respective characters in the Starz prequel series, embodying the younger versions of the characters ...

President Donald Trump wants to eliminate “cashless bail” in the nation’s capital and across the country. But what exactly does that mean, and what is the controversy all about? “Cashless bail” is a ...