While the people who would claim this are most likely devotees of the Bard's works, they do have a point, insofar as the ...

With string arrangements from bossa nova legend Arthur Verocai, the L.A.-based, Rio-born musician celebrates the vibrancy of Brazilian culture while tackling the country’s complex history.

The year’s best memoirs, biographies, history and more, as selected by the staff of The Washington Post’s Book World.

In Gladiator, director Ridley Scott created a swords-and-sandals epic that was half-history and half-fiction, and that ...

A recent book, entitled The Popes and Slavery written by Fr. Joel S. Panzer (Alba House, 1996), shows that the Popes did condemn racial slavery as early as 1435. Most of the information below is ...

In any case, he lived for a time in Samarra, where he had contact with influential slaves of Caliph al-Muntasir, then went to Bahrain, where he converted to Shi’ism and began inciting rebellion ...

Proposition 6 was an effort to ban slavery by creating voluntary work programs with a focus on rehabilitation. As of Wednesday evening, Proposition 6 was trailing 55 percent to 45 percent ...

The election of Donald Trump is a shout across the American stage, an unmistakable cry of rebellion, a clear expression of political revolt – and an event, embraced by his loyal base but decried ...

If Kamala Harris wins, she will be the first woman president in the US' history The Democratic Party, once a defender of slavery, has transformed into a force for diversity and progressive ...

Phil emphasized that he does not endorse Trump for president. Rather, his appearance at the event was “an act of rebellion” after Kamala Harris’ campaign allegedly rejected his offers to ...

Oprah Winfrey, Sir Elton John and Barack Obama are among the famous figures who have paid tribute to Quincy Jones following his death at the age of 91. Following the announcement of his death on ...