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American educators are naturally intimidated and, at times, discouraged by the huge task before them. Yet race and racism are key components of American history. Understanding this history illuminates ...

By John Hood The 2024 election cycle will be one for the history books — be they about American politics generally or North Carolina specifically. I don’t mean to suggest the results were inexplicably ...

While the perception is that lower interest rates are good for businesses, history says rate-easing cycles are a worrisome ...

Kelly Ayotte’s win in New Hampshire, which was called by the Associated Press on Monday, toppled the previous high as the Republican is set to become the next governor of the Granite State ...

Florida Politics reflects on the trail, election, and its aftermath to see who emerged victorious, who tanked, and who landed ...

Polling analyst Nate Silver has speculated that the Demcorats will likely need two election cycles to regain a Senate ...

A nighttime biking craze has sparked a backlash from Chinese officials concerned about traffic chaos and caught off guard by a surprise mass-cycle of university students — a demographic with a history ...

An heirloom piano takes on immense significance for one family in 1936 Pittsburgh in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.” ...

Oklahoma voted Republican for another election cycle and was one of two states where every county turned red in the ...

Beverly, Massachusetts, teachers are on strike Friday, joining their neighbors in Gloucester in a push for better wages, smaller class sizes, and paid parental leave.