Our Dear Dead Drug Lord” is a show of surprises. Onstage in a vivid-to-the-point-of-shocking Ensemble Company production, I ...

In February 1969, more than 400 students at two high schools in Kansas City, Kansas, walked out of their classes to protest ...

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The Root Exclusive Series: Black History Month was established 100 years ago, in February 1926. To commemorate this momentous ...

Should babies born in the United States to parents without legal residency here automatically become U.S. citizens, as they ...

Former US president Barack Obama lashed out at President Donald Trump for conducting an "assault on our democratic ...

Let’s face it, Australia, in fact the whole world, has some serious challenges at the moment and much of them stem from leadership, or lack thereof.

Preservation Chicago has announced their annual list of the most endangered buildings. This year’s list includes the Chicago ...

The military veterans note that previous wars expected to last "days" have turned into years and decades. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshires Chapter ...

For the Rev. Dr. Greg Stovell, “truly witnessing” the experiences of immigrants in our current political climate has been transformative. “Getting to know people’s stories makes us feel different,” ...

Both James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett entered the U.S. Senate primary in Texas as rising Democratic stars. Then Talarico ...