Judge John Hancock kept his half-brothers in bondage until Juneteenth in 1865. He educated his own half-Black son who became ...

Jérôme Sueur’s “Natural History of Silence” and Pico Iyer’s “Aflame” explore the quiet (and the sounds) that sustain us ...

At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...

Linsey Davis interviews Lee Hawkins, a journalist, about his searing new memoir, "I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My ...

February is American Heart Month, which is an appropriate time to learn how genetic testing can protect your family.

Eric Tucker – the uncle of this book's author, Joe Tucker – was a labourer from Warrington, Lancashire. A bachelor who spent ...

The recent settlement that would see Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, pay $7.4 billion to resolve lawsuits filed by state and local governments across the country is ...

Trace/s,” an exhibition at the Center for Brooklyn History, highlights the borough’s neglected story of slavery — and the ...

This month’s KELOLAND Living Book Club selection examines the history of the Sackler family, including the founding of Purdue Pharma, its role in the marketing of pharmaceuticals, and the ...

Then 12 years old, Pins -- bound for a new life in the United States -- never saw his family again ... but I have secret orders for you to take a bus to Alexandria, Virginia.

Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, have reached a $7.4bn settlement with US states to resolve a long-running legal saga involving the pain medication Oxycontin and its role in ...

Not every state has signed on yet. Under the new proposal, members of the Sackler family would also give up ownership of Purdue. They've already stepped down from the company's board and have ...