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For centuries, houses of worship have served as havens for people needing refuge — and, in recent decades, sanctuary from the U.S. government.

Researchers in the Maryland Department of Transportation believe they have found the site where Tubman's birth family once lived. This is the subject matter for this month's edition of Underground History.

Peter Boag tells on his book "Pioneering Death: The Violence of Boyhood in Turn-of-the-Century Oregon."

The iconic voices of female jazz & blues legends Billie Holiday, Phyllis Hyman, Nancy Wilson and Bessie Smith were honored at Aretha's Jazz Café in Detroit for Black History Month

Chelsea Rose talks with researchers offer historical context and education about the history of Black Americans in Oregon.

The Department of Education's efforts to keep racial diversity out of schools has left educators wondering how and when to teach students about Black history, especially during Black History Month.

The Lincoln Heights community in Weed, California lost 100 homes in the 2022 Mill Fire. Anthropologists are researching the site which was historic homes of Black workers from the deep south.

The rapper and DJ, who died over the weekend at 43, was the biggest hit for the indie label Big Oomp Records. Its brief but shining moment injected fun back into a scene in transition.

New advertisements from Target depict Santa Claus as fit and ruggedly handsome. We explore the many faces of Santa Claus with Christmas historian Bruce Forbes.

Sunrise on the Reaping recounts the 50th annual Hunger Games, telling the story of Haymitch Abernathy. It's themes and events conjure images of today's U.S. political climate.