History

Organizers say abolishing the filibuster is a way to follow through on electoral promises. But Republicans insist the maneuver isn't racist — and note its past use by Dems.

Food writer Mark Bittman on his book "Animal, Vegetable, Junk" which explores how our food has shaped our history and the threat it now poses to our health and the planet's.

During the early stages of the 18th century epidemic, doctors believed African Americans were immune.

The search for the gravesite at John Dickinson Plantation in Delaware started after documents were found describing an area where as many as 400 enslaved people were buried.

The World War I exploits of Alvin C. York netted Gary Cooper a best actor Academy Award and Pa. Sen. Doug Mastriano a degree, a book deal — and academic backlash.

Curio Theatre in West Philly built a walk-through installation that tells the story of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

This week; the rocky rollout of vaccines in the suburbs, how NJ Sen. Menendez will influence Biden, and who was Philly's Rosa Parks?

The 4.5-mile self-guided route runs from Drexel Hill almost to the border with West Philadelphia, highlighting sites along the Underground Railroad.

This weekend marks 56 years since civil rights marchers were attacked by Alabama state troopers on a day now known as "Bloody Sunday."

The city was home to the largest free African American population in the country, but racism led to destructive clashes.

Teenagers were “the muscle” behind Cecil B. Moore’s historic protest outside Girard College in 1965. The school will soon have a mural depicting them.

Drivers in and around Wilmington will face plenty of backups, but that pales to the disruption the highway caused in city neighborhoods when it was first built.

During Black History Month and beyond, WHYY presents “Real Black History,” a series looking at the struggle for equality.

Florence Price had one of her pieces performed in 1933, by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Since then, she has disappeared from the classical canon.

Guests will embark on a prehistoric journey to when dinosaurs roamed the Earth in the zoo’s forthcoming exhibit.