Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service's oldest ranger, died Sunday. As a ranger, she shed light on the painful reality of working on the WWII home front as a Black woman.

Betty Reid Soskin, a longtime Bay Area activist and songwriter, founder of one of California’s oldest record shops, and once ...

Soul food is about the heart and history behind every bite. It goes beyond what’s on the plate and involves flavors that warm ...

The funeral plans for New Orleans Smooth jazz violinist Michael Ward include a special honor reserved for prominent musicians ...

The gospel of John is dramatically different than the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke). Instead of organizing historical events into a chronology, John presents Jesus in all of his ...

With what was perhaps the best-spent $135 million in the history of business, the Standard Oil Co. (NJ.) in 1932 bought oil concessions under Lake Maracaibo to add to its Venezuelan affiliates. Now ...