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Nearly 4 million records documenting enslaved people across 20 former British colonies are now searchable online, opening a potentially powerful new door for descendants across the Caribbean and African diaspora trying to trace family histories […]

Unauthorized users accessed records containing Social Security numbers and military employment information between October 2025 and July 2026. A breach involving a Defense Department personnel database exposed sensitive personal information belonging to nearly 3 million living and […]

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York honors the 3,000 victims of the terrorist attacks 25 years ago. What seemed to be a typical workday for former airline employee Cathy Leggett on Sept. 11, […]

Lonnie G. Bunch III, the first African American to lead the Smithsonian Institution and founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, will retire at the end of 2026 after nearly […]

   Three days after the crown was placed on her head, Justus Kelley’s Miss USA victory remains bigger than a pageant win — it represents a barrier broken three times over.    Kelley, 31, became […]

Recapping the 2026 March on Washington, where leaders and advocates rallied to “Defend the Vote” on the 63rd anniversary of the historic 1963 march. Community leaders, students, advocates and others gathered at the Lincoln Memorial […]