By Corey Kilgannon Mort Künstler, whose meticulously researched and dramatically composed paintings of American historical scenes, especially of the Civil War, made him one of the country’s ...

Muscatine Community College, in collaboration with the Alexander Clark Foundation, proudly presents the 2025 Alexander Clark Lecture Series, an annual event celebrating Clark’s enduring legacy of ...

ARNADA — Members of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War gathered at the Clark County Historical Museum recently to commemorate the installment of new officers for the General John W.

In a career that dates back to the 1970s, Ivan Nahem has written and performed music that defies convention. The vocalist and ...

Libraries across the county host events and reading guides to educate and support the community throughout Black History ...

As part of Black History Month, the Chisholm Trail Heritage Center is featuring Snead’s collection until Feb. 28.

Betar U.S. said it has shared with the Trump administration a list of the “names of hundreds of terror supporters.” ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service.

Approximately 90 African Americans have been identified as serving in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion. Unlike the American ...

Coleen Grant Hardin first met Tennessee Williams. “He was very shy,” says the Austin writer and performer about the great ...

“If my career were ahead instead of behind me, I should endeavor to the extent of my ability, and at the earliest opportunity ...

UTICA, N.Y. -- The Munson Museum of Art, located in downtown Utica ... Duncanson is recognized as one of the most notable and successful African American artists of the pre-Civil War era. He was born ...