I recently interviewed Jarvis R. Givens, a professor of education and African and African American studies at Harvard University. His new book, I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black ...

Throughout his career, historian Carter G. Woodson, AB’1908, AM’1908, worked to change how Americans thought about Black history. The University of Chicago alum began that mission when, in February ...

For most of its nearly 200-year history, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints considered temple clothing — including what are known as “garments,” worn under everyday attire — too sacred to ...

With the nation's big 2-5-0 coming up next year, NPR staff and critics recommended a lot of U.S.-focused titles for Books We Love, our annual year-end reading guide. Below you'll find 10 favorites — ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — On Friday morning, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that women may now begin serving a full-time mission at age of 18. This change in age was not the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “In each hourlong episode, Heather has impactful conversations with abuse survivors, ex-Mormons and former LDS church leaders,” ...

The early history of the LDS Church is one of persecution and violence. Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), commonly known as the Mormons, was killed by ...

Since the end of World War II, the United Nations has served as the world’s leading international body dedicated to promoting peace, security, and cooperation. From conflict resolution to climate ...

Fostering faith and grappling with complicated Latter-day Saint history are not mutually exclusive conversations. So suggests the agenda of a conference hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of ...

The National Museum of the American Indian in New York is one of the Smithsonian Institution sites that the Trump administration wants to emphasize the “unmatched record of advancing liberty, ...

The White House has called for a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions in order to ensure they align with President Trump’s interpretation of U.S. history. “The idea that the ...