Smithsonian magazine's picks for the best books about travel of 2025 include Adventures in the Louvre, On the Hippie Trail and Things Become Other Things. Illustration by Emily La ...

Once a site of forced baptisms and brutal control, the museum near Luanda now exposes the trade’s human toll and opens archives that may reconnect families across continents.

For more than 10,000 years before Europeans arrived, the Northeast was home to many tribes with organized leadership and ...

Elon Musk's X post praising 'the Whites in the West' for ending slavery drew ridicule and rebukes from historians and ...

The Caribbean stands at the crossroads of world history, yet most people only see it as a vacation destination with beaches ...

A roundup of Brooklyn’s cultural offerings this week, from comedy to theater to music to art, and what critics are saying about them.

Dive into crystal-clear turquoise waters, sink your toes into pristine white sand, and experience a rich cultural tapestry – all just a stone’s throw from Florida! The Bahamas offer ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present. Sign up here. With the introduction of the ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. “Raise your hand if you’ve heard of Thomas Jefferson,” I said to a group of about 70 middle schoolers in Memphis. Hands shot up across the auditorium. “What do ...

The transatlantic slave trade is a chapter of history shrouded in myths and half-truths. Often romanticized or simplified, its complexity can be overwhelming. Yet, understanding this period is crucial ...

The 2025 NFL trade deadline is less than 24 hours away. For contenders, the trade deadline is an opportunity to acquire players that could potentially help them go on a playoff run. For struggling ...

The monster storm made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane with 185 mph winds. Hurricane Melissa became one of the most powerful hurricanes on record to make landfall in the Atlantic Basin. Melissa ...