Symbols matter. Just ask Cracker Barrel. One day you’re playing peg solitaire and selling catfish. A logo redesign later and you’ve lost $100 million in shareholder value. That doesn’t count the

Boston designates October as Italian-American Heritage Month to honor the contributions of its Italian-American community.

A walking tour of Black historical sites in Boston not only teaches history but also helps preserve it. Local and state leaders in Massachusetts embarked on a walking tour to raise awareness about the importance of teaching Black history. They set off on ...

As the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution unfolds, hundreds of history buffs from around the country will descend on Boston this weekend for a busy, immersive gathering where the present will focus on the past. They’re coming for History Camp ...

The Massachusetts Veterans Legacy Trail has been launched featuring an interactive website and brochure cataloging over 1,200 war memorials across the state.

Plans to change the state flag of Massachusetts are suddenly a topic in the governor's race. Both Republicans running for the nomination say they want to save the current flag, even though the movement to change it started under a Republican governor.

Ari Zorn remembers a very different Boston, one riven by racial tensions and a historic dispute over busing. It was one where, if you were young and Black, and leaving a Red Sox game, “you didn’t walk, you ran.” On a cool Monday morning in mid-August ...