She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

The fight to restore a slavery exhibit in Philadelphia is ramping up after it was dismantled last week.

Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel’s announcement to evict the ICE agents came shortly after the county’s financial watchdog revealed the agency owes more than $115,000 in rent.

Equal parts semi-autobiography, anti-war commentary, science-fiction exploration, and satire, Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five” centers on the infamous and brutal Bombing of Dresden during World War II. Vonnegut is one of those authors whose contributions to both literature and American culture are innumerable, and now his estate is at the center of a push to maintain the freedom to read. A group of best-selling authors, Utah students, the ACLU, and Kurt Vonnegut’s estate represented by his four children, are suing state officials in Utah over their book banning legislation.

A girl fends for herself in Revolutionary War–era Boston.

ALT: a woman in a suit is saying everything hurts and i 'm dying

Watch the premiere of Ken Burns' The American Revolution on PBS with historians Liz Covart, Jason Herbert, and Michael Hattem.

The Festival of Faith and Writing is a renowned literary conference in Grand Rapids, MI, celebrating faith, storytelling, and creativity with inspiring writers and thought-provoking discussions.

There's a new school board majority in Centennial thanks in part to community outrage over the hiring of a controversial former Central Bucks superintendent, writes district parent Nancy Pontius.