Young ran for Congress, winning in 1972 before being appointed as ambassador to the United Nations by President Jimmy Carter.

Questions asked during a Supreme Court hearing last week suggest change is coming, but the extent seems to hinge on the ...

Black lawmakers and voting rights advocates are expressing concern about a potential decline in minority political ...

As a young man, Barack Obama idolized the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. "Reading about people not that much older than me who had gone to jail and suffered beatings in order to liberate a ...

With the trial of former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson, accused of murdering Sonya Massey, set to begin in ...

While it's not finished yet, a bronze sculpture brings history to life by honoring the sit-in movement in Oklahoma.

A Democratic civil rights attorney who has advocated for better treatment of prisoners and testified against Mississippi’s diversity, equity and inclusion ban says he is running for Congress JACKSON, ...

The site of a crucial moment in Kalamazoo’s Civil Rights Movement history will make way for a new senior center this fall. (Oct. 2, 2025) Missing this one pay date may be too much for Trump, Congress ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The site of a crucial moment in Kalamazoo’s Civil Rights Movement history will make way for a new senior center this fall. In the 1960s, Van Avery Drug Store sat near the ...

Knoxville College has a long and significant history, from students' civil rights activism to hosting notable speakers over ...

Since its founding 150 years ago, Knoxville College has graduated accomplished students, hosted seminal speakers and served an integral role as East Tennessee’s only HBCU. The historically Black ...