Civil rights activist Ida B. Wells will be featured on newly minted U.S. quarters. Historian Raffi Andonian joins Jenye Donaldson to share Wells' story.

What’s your definition of work? Ask the kids and they might say homework or chores, maybe a part-time job for teens. Today’s ...

The White House collection’s example, meanwhile, is reportedly still within the private quarters of the official ... a portrait of the first president George Washington hangs over the office ...

The story of Black History Month begins in 1915. At this time, scholar Carter G. Woodson founded what today is called the ...

February has been designated as Black History Month. As I sit here contemplating that fact, I remember back to my elementary school days. We didn’t study much in the way of Black history in the ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first ... D.C., in an attempt to please several slave states. As a result, Washington would be the only president sworn ...

George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon. Our first President was intentional with his details: the domestically produced wool suit was meant to promote ...

For a limited time, George Washington’s inaugural coat, which distanced his office from the military and from European royalty, will be on display at Mount Vernon. By Alexander Nazaryan Fashion ...

Inside it, National Park Ranger Ryan Ventura says is the actual stone where George Washington stood to take the oath of office to become president of the United States back on April 30 ...