Writings from a women's prison in the 1930s grapple with philosophical questions on time and life. “The mere lapse of years is not life.”

The groundbreaking team at Milestone Comics infused Static, Hardware and their other creations with Afrocentric dynamism, paving the way for T’Challa’s mainstream success.

A spokeswoman for white, rural, working-class women, Loretta Lynn used music to articulate the fears, dreams, and anger of women living in a patriarchal society.

The renowned literary critic famously withheld his imprimatur from the books of peers and students, with two notable exceptions. What do they reveal?

Dopesick author Beth Macy takes a deeper look at the opioid crisis in Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice, and the Future of America’s Overdose Crisis.

The Kashmiri American illusionist and mystic drew on his legendary powers of concentration to entertain and astound (in)credulous audiences.

For pioneering journalist Bessie Beatty, women’s suffrage and the plight of labor were linked inextricably.

West Germany’s “do no harm” approach to environmental protection—which became known as the precautionary principle—was revolutionary in its time.

Their lives didn't stop when the judge sentenced them to life in prison. Then what? A 1994 issue of The Angolite profiled the longest-serving Americans.

Remembering the Sky Parlor for lost children and the public’s fascination with those who went astray.