Revolutionary freedom fighter Angela Davis has had plenty to say—and write—about Black feminism and prison abolitionism.

Even during his lifetime, Washington faced criticism for holding slaves. In 1775, British essayist Samuel Johnson criticized ...

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, his powerful words from the "I Have a Dream" speech resonate as a call to action. The "Quote of the Day" from 1963 urges a move from segregation's darkness to racial ...

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”, is one of the many famous quotes of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King gave over 2,500 public speeches during his lifetime – many of them were delivered without a manuscript and ...

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the Enlightenment philosopher dubbed the 'Father of Romanticism,' shaped ideas on freedom and nature.

Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk, a celebrated Turkish novelist, masterfully blends East and West in his globally acclaimed works. His novels, exploring identity and cultural clashes, have sold millions ...

In 1812, Spanish officials in Havana, searching the house of a man named José Antonio Aponte, discovered a wooden box hidden in a clothing trunk, opened it, and were stunned by what they found inside.

Ever quoted a famous line, only to find out the person never actually said it? It turns out that a lot of well-known quotes are either misattributed or entirely made up. But once they spread, they ...

This MJ nugget, from a famous Nike ad, has become a go-to inspirational quote about perseverance and the necessity of failure. The full quote: "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've ...

The Maryland House voted on Tuesday to override a veto imposed by Democratic Governor Wes Moore and to set up a commission to consider reparations for slavery. Maryland could follow in the footsteps ...

John Stossel reports on the historical context of slavery in the U.S. with Wilfred Reilly, a politicial science professor and author of "Lies My Liberal Teach Told Me." "The original sin of slavery." ...