On the cover of Ghanian-British photographer Campbell Addy’s first monograph, Feeling Seen, stands model Fadhi Mohamed in a sequined scarlet Bottega Veneta dress and a lavender hijab. The photo, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Connie Porter, a Lackawanna native, popular adult novelist, and author of 13 juvenile books in the wildly popular American Girls Collection series, will be a featured speaker in the ...

KINDERHOOK, N.Y. -- Addy Walker is a 10-year-old African-American, born a slave, living around the time of the Civil War. After escaping from a plantation with her mother, she adapts to a new life as ...

Connie Porter knows that Addy Walker is a made-up character. She knows because she is the one who made her up. But the Virginia Beach author knows firsthand how real Addy is to the young girls who ...

Welcome to Ways of Seeing, an interview series that highlights outstanding talent in photography and film—the people behind the camera whose work you should be watching. In this week’s edition, senior ...

The beloved line of fictional characters taught children about American history and encouraged them to realize their potential Meilan Solly - Senior Associate Digital Editor, History To mark its 35th ...

All around the Smithsonian, museums are commemorating the sesquicentennial of the Civil War in their own special ways— reexamining the oft-told narrative through exhibits, retrospectives, special ...