The act was passed in parliament in November 1965 - two years after civil rights activists in Bristol boycotted the Bristol ...

On the 60th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s voting rights speech, we are reminded how government can address concerns with ...

At the Rapides Parish Coliseum on November 22, 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood before educators at the 65th session of the Louisiana Education Association, delivering a speech titled “Remaining ...

In 1966, Simone wrote and performed “Four Women,” a musical portrait of different stereotyped Black women who were exploited ...

Democracy needs defending. This generation has a rendezvous to cross its Edmund Pettus Bridge. Let them take inspiration from ...

Discover Barack Obama's journey from community organizer to first African American US President. Legacy and impact.

Speaking alongside fellow Black House Democrats, Waters addressed policies from the Trump administration that she saw as problematic, including the tariffs on Mexico and Canada, Elon Musk 's ...

Local students compete to represent Cincinnati in Ohio Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Contest. Winners go on to compete in state contest this spring.

Jane Conover was selected for the award by YWCA York’s board of directors for her outstanding commitments that embody the values of Dorrie Leader.

Philadelphia would cut business tax rates every year and begin spending hundreds of millions of newly allocated dollars on ...

The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund is awarding $8.5 million in ...

The pandemic accelerated economic disparity, revealing a disturbing acceptance of mass death. Did we learn nothing?