Learning how to have productive conversations about race is a necessary part of the human experience. Educator Afrika Afeni Mills says the best place to start is in the classroom -- because the earlier these skills are taught, the fewer...

Alex Haley served in the U.S. Coast Guard for two decades before pursuing a career as a writer.



He eventually helmed a series of interviews for Playboy magazine and later co-authored The Autobiography of M
alcolm X.
The...