In 2013, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes was researching blackface in America at the Library of Congress when she encountered something strange: Various primary sources on the subject were listed as ...

In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America.

For a few days in February, I trawled through scans of old editions of The Republican on newspapers.com, trying to piece together the history of the Ku Klux Klan in the Pioneer Valley during the 1920s ...

Black and white residents of Springfield lived together in harmony, declared The Rev. William N. DeBerry. He doubted the Ku Klux Klan would ever establish a presence in the city. It was February 1921.

Vincent Kompany has described suffering racist abuse about 20 years ago while playing for Anderlecht against Real Betis in Seville. According to Superdeporte, he recalled chants invoking the Ku Klux ...

East L.A.—L.A. Community Fridges has launched a new pantry and cooler at 3618 Folsom St. It will be open every day from 7 a.m. to 6—30 p.m. for donations and browsing. There will also be plant sprouts ...

FORD HEIGHTS, Ill. (WGN) — In south suburban Ford Heights, progress is often talked about in the past tense. The village has hundreds of vacant homes and businesses due to decades of economic ...

Bill Self says KU must improve defense, toughness and offensive fluidity. Kansas has six regular-season games left; wins could improve tournament seeding. KU sits two games behind Houston in the Big ...

Attorney Ben Crump co-produced an Emmy-winning documentary, "How to Sue the Ku Klux Klan." The film details the 1980 case where five Black women successfully sued a KKK chapter in civil court. Crump ...

The Olympic journey of Laila Edwards, the first Black woman to play for the U.S. hockey team, has captivated her hometown, Cleveland Heights. Laila Edwards is the talk of Cleveland Heights, a hometown ...

“Wuthering Heights” was No. 1 at the global box office with $82 million, ranking as the top worldwide debut of the year. Those ticket sales include a better-than-expected $42 million internationally ...

Warner Bros. spent an estimated $80 million on the R-rated romance, directed by Emerald Fennell, not including hefty marketing costs. By Brooks Barnes Reporting from Los Angeles This is a reminder of ...