A view of Ellis Island, New York, in 1927. (AP Photo) On New Year’s Day in 1892, the Ellis Island Immigration Station in New York formally opened, processing nearly 700 immigrants on its first day.

For many internees, much of the food was an early introduction to the American diet. Italian immigrant Oreste Teglia recalled her bewilderment at encountering oatmeal on Ellis Island as a child in ...

“He lived in a haphazard fashion,” wrote Italian Renaissance art historian Giorgio Vasari in his biography of 15th-century Florentine painter Sandro Botticelli. “As was his wont.” ...

Michael K. Wilson curated Shaheed Rucker's exhibit at the African American Museum in Philadelphia. '' (re)Covering the Iconic ...

Portland House of Music, $30 in advance, $40 day of show, $55 two-day pass. statetheatreportland.com Ellis Paul, Dec. 28. Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, $25. boothbayoperahouse.com Katie Matzell ...

The Madison County IL display showcases the good and bad of Black life along the famous highway, featuring the Green Book and ...

WAXAHACHIE – An Ellis County detention officer died Monday after an inmate assaulted him, the sheriff said Tuesday. Officer Isaiah Bias, 28, started working for the Ellis County Sheriff's Office ...

Gov. Gary Herbert. Last spring, according to the ethics complaint, Walker met with Ellis and assured him a $54,000 raise would be earmarked in the state budget for his deputy treasurer’s job. All ...

Next year, the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art will feature exhibits focusing on the Hispanic community in Mississippi, ...

A painting bought for $10 at a thrift store near Philadelphia may be a unique masterpiece by Black painter William Henry ...

A retrospective exhibition in South Africa is honoring Esther Mahlangu, a local artist from a rural background who has become ...