The famed activist, Baptist minister and protégé of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr, made two bids for the presidency ...

More than a century after its discovery, Scandinavia’s oldest plank boat is finally giving up new secrets. By analyzing ...

The Root Exclusive Series: Black History Month was established 100 years ago, in February 1926. To commemorate this momentous occasion, 100 Black thought leaders and creators share their collective ...

Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won an eighth gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Milan Cortina Olympics, tying an all‑time Winter Games record.

What began as a simple request to chronicle the early decades of the town police department and honor the fallen evolved into a full-fledged history of Littleton in its formative years and of the town ...

Gen X learned who we were while sitting in front of the VCR, rewinding the same moments until they stuck.

Is the Rothenburg Torture Museum appropriate for kids? We visited as a family and share exactly what you’ll see inside—and ...

Thousands of athletes competing in Milan Cortina, all in pursuit of an elusive gold medal. Household names like Mikaela Shiffrin, Chloe Kim and Ilia Malinin are hoping to add to their legacies with ...

Leonardo DiCaprio-led revolutionary caper One Battle After Another is at the front of the pack, with 14 nominations in total for this year's Bafta Film Awards. It's closely followed by director Ryan ...

Mississippi has a long, complex history. Three countries ruled the region before it became part of the United States. The state has deep ties with Native American tribes, and there are some towns that ...

On New Year’s Day 2026, our country begins the celebration of the 250th anniversary of its founding, as Dexter Southfield School marks the centennial of its own founding. Pulitzer Prize-winning ...

As a child, Julieanna L. Richardson didn’t see herself reflected in American history, and that absence shaped her sense of identity for years. Everything changed when she discovered Black history ...