The convict ships that colonized Australia carried people desperate to get out of their sentence. At least, that was true of Michael Stewart.

For Black women engaged with local institutions, the “Delsarte” technique was a means of supporting struggling city residents while advancing political power.

The resistance and unionism of enslaved and freed Black women in the midst of the Confederacy is an epic story of sacrifice for nation and citizenship.

Pet cemeteries document how humans’ relationships with their pets—and their deaths—have evolved since the Victorian era.

Hokusai’s watery woodblock print is such a common sight that most people tend to look past the peril at its center.

The founders of Black American museums in the post-World War II era were all shaped by Carter G. Woodson’s “Negro Canon” of history and art.

JSTOR Daily editors pick their favorite stories for Black History Month.

Could meat taxes help to curb over-consumption of beef and mitigate climate change?

In prisons across the country, the long history of legal forced labor intersects with present-day inflation.

In a meditative new biography, DJ and scholar Lynnée Denise examines the mysteries and trials in the life of the legendary performer.