Historically black colleges and universities have also been on the forefront of fighting for desegregation.

Pioneering journalist Gwen Ifill has died. Her career in a white and male-dominated industry inspired many to the profession.

Seydou Keïta captured Bamako life at the turn of independence in Mali. Keïta’s story is mythic and rich, as is that of his art and photography.

The National Book Awards Shortlist has been announced and wouldn't you know, many of the authors honored have work in JSTOR. 

This 1965 telephone conversation between Malcolm X and meeting organizers in Paris took place just weeks before his assassination.

It has been 90 years since Ossian Sweet tried to move into his new home; since police stood by and did nothing as a mob threw rocks.