Black and white photograph of the Postdam Conference group from 1945
Politics & History

Potsdam and the Origins of the Cold War

An exploration of Potsdam and its effects on the Cold War.
Dr. Ossian Sweet Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A143138
Politics & History

Dr. Ossian Sweet’s Black Life Mattered

It has been 90 years since Ossian Sweet tried to move into his new home; since police stood by and did nothing as a mob threw rocks.
Black and white photograph of Harriet Tubman
Politics & History

Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill?

Harriet Tubman's known and lesser known accomplishments.
Civil War cannon
Politics & History

An End to All Hell: 150th Anniversary of the Civil War’s End

The 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War.
Billie Holliday singing into a studio mic in black and white
Arts & Culture

Remembering Billie Holiday

The 100th anniversary of Billie Holiday's birth.