In 1985, City Council member Joan Specter teamed up with Mayor Wilson Goode for City Hall’s first art exhibit. The next year, ...

A show argues that the Jewish tale was interpreted as a symbol of liberation from Spanish rule in 17th-century Dutch society.

Covering a vast range of artistic styles and mediums, there’s something for every art aficionado in Washington, DC. Here are ...

Twelve students from schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) are suing Defense Secretary ...

There are plenty of things to do) and places to visit in DC—from award-winning restaurants to nationally acclaimed theater.

He sat for some 160 photographic portraits between 1841 ... could see nothing beyond the master’s plantation. For me, Harriet Tubman, the former slave, Underground Railroad conductor and ...

The modified National Park Service site now showcases stamps of Tubman and civil rights leaders while removing explicit ...

In 1849, Harriet Tubman fled Maryland to Philadelphia. Soon after, Tubman began her exploits—acts of bravery that would make her a legend. Library of Congress An 8- by 5-inch 19th-century hymnal ...

A group of aspiring young journalists from the Journeys in Journalism program stepped into history April 18 — not through ...

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg who is known for her roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Gossip Girl,” “The Adventures of Pete & Pete” and more, died from complications of diabetes ...

British tennis player Harriet Dart apologized after her on-court remark about her opponent's body odor during a match at the Rouen Open went viral. Dart's comment, directed at Lois Boisson ...

This image provided by World Press Photo and taken by Samar Abu Elouf, for The New York Times, won the World Press Photo Award of the Year and shows Mahmoud Ajjour (9), who was injured during an ...