Black travelers to Seattle used to rely on the "Green Book," a directory of Black-friendly businesses, to find places they could visit safely. Now, a self-guided walking tour helps people explore the ...

After the original draft legislation received some public pushback, the Riverhead Town Board revisited its controversial golf cottages proposal.

Written by Mem Fox with illustrations by Judy Horacek, Green Sheep was recently voted third-best Australian picture book of all time by Guardian readers Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Neighbors call it a castle. History calls it a lifeline. The Trimble Mansion in North Omaha stands as a testament to a time when African American travelers relied on The Green ...

NEWSWATCH SEVEN SKYCAM NETWORK. WELL, THE DURHAM MUSEUM IS HOSTING THE FINAL SHOWING OF THE SMITHSONIAN’S EXHIBITION THE NEGRO MOTORIST GREEN BOOK. IT EXPLORES THE TRAVEL GUIDE THAT HELPED BLACK ...

Silent book clubs, where people gather to read their own books in quiet companionship, are gaining popularity in the Green Bay area. Local establishments like libraries, bookstores, and even ...

After buying his own liberty, the Marylander covertly assisted conductors on the Underground Railroad, including Harriet Tubman. But his possession of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” turned him into an ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Many Omaha families spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day learning about the history of their city at the Durham Museum, which unveiled plans for a new exhibit highlighting Omaha’s ...

Walk through Green Apple Books’ Ninth Avenue location, past the notable new-fiction releases and the “sideline item” impulse buys, and you’ll see a velvet rope blocking a staircase that used to lead ...

My first boyfriend once told me he loved me, and, at that moment, I realized I didn’t love him. I was 23, lying next to him in my D.C. apartment. He said those three words. I sat bolt upright, then ...

PEN America has released a new report rounding up the top 52 most frequently banned books so far this decade. Compiling data from PEN's index of school book bans from 2021–2025, the list shows that ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. 'The Handmaid’s Tale' by Margaret Atwood, 'Beloved' by Toni Morrison and 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker also made the list Eric ...