Feb. 27 — In 1869, John Willis Menard rose from his seat in the chamber of the U.S. Congress to defend his status as the ...

Rep. Terri Sewell today described her proposed holiday as counter measure to what she called an attack on diversity and Black history by President Donald Trump’s administration.

Rosa Parks is known for being a civil rights icon. But did you know that she was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on Feb. 4, 1913?

The Alabama Department of Transportation is urging drivers to exercise “extreme caution” Wednesday morning with dangerous black ice possible on state roadways. Black ice is a thin, invisible layer of ...

Alabama Barker/Instagram In subsequent photos, Alabama gives the camera her best neutral look in a black-and-white close-up shot, dances in the dark while surrounded by palm trees, looks over her ...

This article is the fourth in a six-part MSNBC Daily series, “Meet the Freshmen,” featuring six of Congress’ newest faces — three Republicans and three Democrats — in a series of diverse ...

Alabama educators and advocates want a preliminary injunction against a state law that limits specific classroom discussions ...

Now, with the generous assistance of local, state, and national partners, LHSA is expanding to serve Alabama’s Black Belt. Building on the pioneering work of LHSA Chief Executive Officer Mona Fouad, M ...

Georgia basketball coach Mike White received a technical foul while arguing a jump ball call during a game against Alabama. Alabama went on a 7-0 run after the technical foul and won the game 90-69.

The cause of death of a Black man found hanging in an abandoned Alabama house in September remains uncertain, after two conflicting autopsies. The state autopsy ruled that Dennoriss Richardson ...

On Feb. 3, 1956, Autherine Lucy made history by attending her first class at the University of Alabama, almost four years after she began to seek admission. She was the first Black student to ...

Archie Wade, a man sometimes called the University of Alabama's Jackie Robinson, integrating the faculty, and assisting legendary head football coach Paul W. "Bear" Bryant in recruiting Black ...