Many prominent historical figures are from the Metro Detroit area. Here’s a list of prominent Black historical figures in ...

Every Black History Month and Juneteenth, pioneers in African American history are often mentioned like Dr. Martin Luther ...

Jan. 19, residents gathered by the JTI Fountain in downtown Danville for the annual "Stop the Killing" march, a powerful ...

Before US President Donald J. Trump returned to the Oval Office and began systematically attacking initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across US institutions, Alabama ...

The poet Maya Angelou remains beloved more than a decade after her death. Yet few lift up the power of her voice in the ...

Martin Luther King III called on those who oppose Trump to stay actively involved in politics, but insisted that civility ...

Wood helped to coordinate Martin ... Martin Luther King Jr.’s work with the Lynchburg Improvement Association, which became a local unit of Dr. King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference ...

The dogs, hoses, and armored cars were not effective in the way that Bull Connor and much of white Birmingham wanted them to ...

Gloria Campbell, who died Thursday at 94, was an icon of the local Civil Rights Movement, along with her husband, Bishop Lawrence Campbell Sr. They both led civil rights protests in Danville at the ...

Rustin and Randolph worked again in 1948 on a successful campaign to end segregation in the U.S. military under President Harry Truman. A pacifist, Rustin protested World War II by resisting the draft ...

At Syracuse University in 1965, Dr. King said "change is not self-operative; you cannot depend upon American institutions to function without prodding and pressuring." ...

Hundreds gathered in downtown Tuscaloosa to observe the birthday of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.