“Finding this out, I was very proud,” said Jason Roomes, a descendant of three formerly enslaved men from Rhode Island, Cato, ...

As Ethiopia moves toward its seventh National Election on June 1, 2026, the country finds itself at a high-stakes crossroads where democratic aspirations ...

Black, professor in the Department of History and director of the Humanities Center at CMU’s Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences and winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in history, joined ...

Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, ...

Ethiopia is edging toward collapse. A new rebellion has erupted in the Amhara region, where the Fano militia — once key ...

New evidence gathered by Yale University's Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) suggests Ethiopia is supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) through an Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) base in ...

Digital registration and televised debates offer a glimmer of progress, but entrenched local power structures and ongoing ...

Nearly four years after the signing of the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA), the Tigray region remains trapped in a fragile "no-war, ...

Now considered hobbies, knitting and sewing were important skills needed to support troops and aid refugees during World War II. American factories could not keep up with the armed services' demand ...

For Women's History Month, I wanted to highlight Hatshepsut, who was forgotten to history for over three millennia and is still not quite a household name. While Cleopatra and Nefertiti are much ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - As we count down to America’s 250 th birthday, we are taking a look at the history that helped put the city of Carbondale on the map. Every week, thousands of folks pass ...

Across cultures, early spring is a time to let loose and play pranks—but historians can’t agree on who invented the custom of April 1 fun. Dutch artist Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen's "Laughing Fool," ...