As an offering on this day of giving thanks, we brought a big platter of corrected information. You may have believed certain things about this holiday for way too long now, and we can’t have you ...

Thanksgiving has always been a holiday wrapped in nostalgia—part historical myth, part national ritual, and part gravy-fueled group therapy session. But the meaning of Thanksgiving has evolved ...

We all learned the story of Thanksgiving as kids. We were taught that the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620 and were helped by friendly Native Americans to navigate their new home. Together, ...

The holiday’s real roots lie in abolition, liberation, and anti-racism. Let’s reconnect to that legacy. Children eating Thanksgiving dinner in Harlem. It’s a good thing conservatives know nothing ...

Every year, the Thanksgiving holiday brings together families, loved ones and a cornucopia of holiday myths often repeated at the dinner table. However, many of these commonly repeated stories are ...

Thanksgiving--a holiday nominally about gratitude--gives newspapers an excuse to run a reflective piece. And because newspapers aim at broad audiences, we tend to sentimentalize, smoothing over ...

In the United States, three powerful myths — the story of Columbus discovering America, the First Thanksgiving, and the Southern Strategy — have constructed a picture of power. Each was a strategic ...

Let’s face it. The United States of America has long been a fractious nation — even the celebration of Thanksgiving has had its disputes over the years. Forget the origin myth; we’re not talking about ...

It’s Thanksgiving time again. Across the nation, people will gather for ecumenical, interfaith, and civic services of gratitude, prayer, and reflection. Someone may read Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving ...