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March 01, 2010 | By Megan Gambino

For more than half a century the Scurlock Studio chronicled the rise of Washington's black middle class
February 2010 | By David Zax

Carlos Perez could have been an artist or a gangster. Photographer Donna DeCesare helped him choose
February 2010 | By Patti McCracken

Wealthy businessman John Gussenhoven pledged his fortunes to assist those who helped him on his journey across America
December 18, 2009 | By Jamie Katz

A reporter follows the lucrative, illicit and heartrending trade in stolen wild animals deep into Ecuador's rain forest
December 2009 | By Charles Bergman

As demand for its antiquities soars, the West African country is losing its most prized artifacts to illegal sellers and smugglers
November 2009 | By Joshua Hammer

Novelist Tim O'Brien revisits his past to come to terms with his rural hometown
November 2009 | By Tim O'Brien

The artist’s eye for the off-kilter and unusual offers a distinctive portrait of the West at the turn of the 20th century
October 05, 2009 | By Donna M. Lucey

The European discovery of America opened possibilities for those with eyes to see. But Columbus was not one of them
October 2009 | By Edmund S. Morgan

In Southeast Asia, forensic investigators using cutting-edge tools are helping stanch the deadly trade in fake anti-malaria drugs
October 2009 | By Andrew Marshall

Explore these mock sovereign states fueled by local disputes, utopian idealism and the imaginations of a few eccentric individuals
August 24, 2009 | By Robin T. Reid

Photographer Sean Kernan followed Polish immigrants Andrej and Alec Bozek from an Austrian refugee camp to Texas
September 2009 | By Dewitt Sage

Born overseas to Vietnamese mothers and U.S. servicemen, Amerasians brought hard-won resilience to their lives in America
June 2009 | By David Lamb

Celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, Duanwu Jie honors storied history with culinary treats
May 15, 2009 | By Jeninne Lee-St. John

In a brief life filled with loss, Princess Ka’iulani established her legacy
May 08, 2009 | By Janet Hulstrand

Two dueling archetypes dominated 20th-century American politics. Is it time for them to be reconciled?
May 2009 | By Lance Morrow

Once the dazzling capital of ancient Persia, Isfahan fell victim to neglect, but a new generation hopes to restore its lost luster
April 2009 | By Andrew Lawler

In the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, a culture struggles to survive as aquatic life becomes scarce
April 01, 2009 | By Kenneth R. Fletcher

A decade after Protestants and Catholics agreed on a peace treaty, both sides are adjusting to a hopeful new reality
March 2009 | By Joshua Hammer

What's really behind the raucous pre-lenten rite? An intrepid scholar hits the streets of Trinidad to find out
February 2009 | By Barbara Ehrenreich

The artist's self portrait plays with our notions of an archetypal West
March 2009 | By Victoria Olsen

January 29, 2009 | By Megan Gambino

Former child prostitute Somaly Mam has made it her mission to rescue victims of sex slavery throughout the world
January 12, 2009 | By Anika Gupta

Dangling from a paraglider with a propeller on his back, photographer George Steinmetz gets a new perspective on Africa
January 2009 | By Abigail Tucker

March 26, 2009 | By Jesse Rhodes

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