Before there was Oprah Winfrey, there was Madam C.J. Walker. The daughter of former slaves, Walker grew up an orphan toiling ...

Discovery’s HBO Max (which, yes, just rebranded back to HBO Max this summer) is known for its abundance of good television ...

What do you do when those responsible for the country's worst atrocities walk freely among their victims -- and in many cases, continue to hold political power?Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, ...

From idea to launch. If you're looking to launch a business, some schools excel in preparing students for the entrepreneurial life. Whether you're pitching investors or prototyping your first ...

Among the many misconceptions about evolution—“it’s only a theory”; “it works for the good of the species”—one is that evolution generates biological perfection. If only! In “The Evolution of ...

One example is given in Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, where he found a poor, tired woman lying in the street, carried her home and at 'considerable expense' had her taken into care. L is for ...

Sam Tanenhaus' new biography examines the life and influence of the political commentator, magazine editor and TV debater who ...

Samuel L. Jackson is not just one of the most prolific actors around, but he's also one of the most beloved. Before Dwayne ...

Director Theodore Witcher offers up multi-layered Black-American characters who show that people who we love can have flaws.

Samuel Johnson quipped that even the admirers of John Milton’s epic never wished it “longer than it is.” But “Paradise Lost” ...

Texas author unearths the most complete story of the elusive early Texas bluesman and preacher "Blind" Willie Johnson yet.