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The slave Dred Scott claimed that his residence in a free state transformed him into a free man. When the Court decided otherwise,...

Music from India. American gospel. The traditional Chinese Lion Dance. These are some of the ways in which different faiths and cultures manifest t...

The Kansas City Public Library hosts Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper and captain Jimmy Nielsen for the launch of his new memoir...

Betty Ford is known for her battles with breast cancer and substance abuse. But perhaps even more than these struggles, says biograph...

The loss of America was an unexpected defeat for the powerful British Empire. Common wisdom has held that incompetent military commanders and politica...

Every other June Cultivate Kansas City holds the Urban Grown Farms & Gardens Tour to showcase efforts to grow fresh,...

In his book America and Its Guns pastor and self-proclaimed avid hunter James. E. Atwood maintains that our...

After more than a decade of intimate economic relations, China and the United States have become deeply intertwined. Historian Zachary Kara...

Bestowed on statesmen, preachers, artists, and activists, the Nobel Peace Prize is among the world’s most prestigious honors. And also among the mo...