Now that Women’s History Month has concluded, there’s been one more broad attack on methods of sharing our nation’s history: On March 27, President Donald Trump issued a new executive order affecting the 21 museums and 14 education and research centers …

An Idaho middle school teacher recently made headlines for refusing to take down a classroom poster she said she was told was “controversial” and “an opinion.” The poster shows a drawing of hands in many different skin tones, each with a red heart in the …

Sixty years ago, on Sunday, March 7, 1965, John Lewis and the Rev. Hosea Williams set out on a nonviolent march with a group of 600 men, women, young people and children headed from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in Montgomery. They were seeking the …

As a child, the great theologian Howard Thurman treasured spending time alone under a beloved oak tree in his yard: “I could sit my back against its trunk, and feel the same peace that would come to me in my bed at night. I could reach down in the quiet …

At the Feb. 13 Senate confirmation hearing on Linda McMahon’s nomination to become secretary of education, among the questions about withholding funding from schools teaching some lessons on gender and diversity, equity and inclusion, Sen. Chris Murphy (D- …

The week honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day in our nation ended under a barrage of threats to King’s vision and values and attacks on long-deserved, hard-earned protections and progress for millions of people. It is a shameful moment. But it is also a …

The end of the holiday season and the start of the new year are always a time to prepare for new beginnings. The terror and turmoil that began in the first few hours of this year fueled even more uncertainty about the path ahead right now. But once again, …

… the most part, these are kids, and we have to … . Marian Wright Edelman, the founder of the child advocacy group called the Children Defense … a national champion for our children.” That man was the … is the belief that all children deserve a caring, dedicated …

On Dec. 24, 1967, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the message at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on what would be his last Christmas Eve, titled “A Christmas Sermon on Peace.” Once again, nearly six decades later, I share some of that powerful …

Get the top stories of the day around the DMV. In many homes, this is the height of a long-anticipated season of celebrations, surprises, light and joy. It is also a moment when many people across faiths are taking extra time to consider how they can share …