The Alsip cemetery is the final resting place of Mamie and Emmett Till, rapper King Von, singer Dinah Washington and generations of other prominent figures.

A 170-year-old hotel in downtown Selma, Alabama, was set for demolition before preservationists realized the value of its ...

A more suitable site immediately comes to mind, along the same axis but east of the Capitol: the former RFK Stadium ...

Martin Luther King Jr. played a major role in keeping Nichelle Nichols on Star Trek, despite facing racism and wanting to ...

I warned that Trump and Congressional Republicans could use a shutdown to deny SNAP benefits but was told there was no way our political system would allow that to occur.

Lovers of indie bookstores and spine-chilling festivities should head to Fright Fête at Lost City Books in D.C.’s Adams ...

The fight for American civil rights spanned decades, cities and states, from Topeka, Kansas to Memphis, Tennessee and from ...

In the Gregorian calendar, New Year’s Eve, the last day of the year, is on December 31. In many countries, New Year’s Eve is celebrated at evening social gatherings, where many people dance, eat, ...

The letter, co-signed by 12 other Republican senators, says the slain, conservative activist should be honored due to his “significant contributions.“ ...

Trying to designate U.S. 41 as Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway was too cumbersome a process because it is a state highway. So ...

Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican tradition that honors the deceased. Families build altars decorated with marigolds, candles, photos and favorite foods. Cemeteries are enlivened by ...

Bethune-Cookman University and Florida A&M will be two of the competitors at the Pepsi National Battle of the Bands in Boca Raton on Jan. 17.