Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Sen. Cory Booker renew the push for reparations, a Detroit mother’s tragic loss highlights America’s housing crisis, and more—here’s what you may have missed this week.

An Ancient North African Civilization Sacrificed Their Young Children to Gods as Part of a Religious Practice In ancient Carthage, (now in Tunisia) the civilization used to follow brutal rituals of ...

Despite progress in diversity, the Deaf community remains overlooked in Hollywood. Michelle Mary Schaefer is fighting for ...

“Not voting is ugly. It is not good. You must vote,” he said. “You must choose the lesser evil. Who is the lesser evil? That lady, or that gentleman? I don't know. Everyone, in ...

From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...

Deaf actress and activist Marlee Matlin was born 58 years ago in Morton Grove, Illinois. When asked to do a PBS Masters biography of her life, she requested a d ...

This year's Sundance Film Festival presented a host of celebrities whose legacies continue to garner attention and maintain a grip on the collective consciousness.

A man already serving prison time for his simultaneous conviction for a sixth and seventh OWI faces new charges that could bring decades behind bars after authorities accused him of abusing children ...

Through Children of a Lesser God, the San Jac’s Central Theatre Department hopes to inspire empathy and understanding while ...

They believed in the healing power of God and were accused by doctors ... had been charged with murder but were found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter on the basis that it could ...

At 19, Matlin was cast opposite William Hurt in the adaptation of the play “Children of a Lesser God.” She portrayed Sarah Norman, a janitor in a school for the deaf. Hurt’s character is a ...