You’ve probably wolfed down a hot dog at a baseball game or nibbled fortune cookies after Chinese takeout without questioning ...

Rand, whose family can trace its roots back to the 1700s, is a Democratic state senator in North Carolina. Until he watched the 2008 CNN documentary "Black in America," he had no idea that some of his ...

Recalling George Washington’s 1790 letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, R.I.

Discover how ethnicity shaped early American farming. Learn how German, Scottish, and Irish settlers influenced U.S. agriculture through ...

Ken Burns’ The American Revolution reveals the human side of America’s founding in a story both messy and magnificent.

PBS' six-part, 12-hour documentary lets Burns, Sarah Botstein and David P. Schmidt dive deep into all-too-relevant U.S.

To coincide with National American Indian Heritage Month, the special is part of a broader effort to highlight Indigenous ...

The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers.

The brand-new season 5 of The Nordic Murders has just arrived on Passport! In this engrossing crime drama, cop Julia Thiel ...

Learn about Marlee Matlin, Oscar-winning actress and champion of the Deaf community. This version contains on-screen ASL interpretation. Learn about the life and career of 4-time Emmy nominee Marlee ...