Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though agriculture can be historically traumatic for many Black families, these homesteaders have found personal liberation by ...

Ever heard of Blackdom in New Mexico? Dearfield in Colorado? What about DeWitty in Nebraska? Didn’t think so. Neither had I several years ago. But they were once vibrant African American homesteading ...

My lack of familiarity with these terms prompted me to do some research (as any good noob should do), and I found that there was a veritable treasure-trove of info to be found on the topic. At first ...

Ever heard of Blackdom in New Mexico? Dearfield in Colorado? What about DeWitty in Nebraska? Didn’t think so. Neither had I several years ago. But they were once vibrant African American homesteading ...

The latest data from a Map the Meal Gap study shows that more than 1.8 million people in Ohio are food insecure, which accounts for over 15% of the population. As hunger rises and food access shrinks, ...

In 1862, in the midst of the Civil War, Congress enacted one of the most far-reaching pieces of legislation in American history. The Homestead Act’s sponsor, Rep. Galusha Grow of Pennsylvania, ...

If inflation has revealed anything, it is that the value of a dollar decreases dramatically with each passing day. A dinner for two, which used to cost less than $50, is officially unaffordable for ...

The Lorain County Lady Homesteaders will host its first-ever Farmer’s Market at the South Amherst Community Park, 513 W. Main St. The event, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 26, is ...

Many of the Catholic churches in North Dakota and South Dakota bespeak the legacy of Catholic German immigrants who worked hard and worshipped even harder. Four of them in particular are notable ...