While most know that Robinson was the first Black player in the MLB, few are aware of his courageous efforts off the field.

Hotel magnate Conrad Hilton fulfilled his dream to purchase the Waldorf-Astoria in 1949. He called the luxury hotel on Park ...

On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...

Jackie Robinson did more than break Major League Baseball’s color barrier. The Hall of Famer was also a journalist, bank ...

Climbing up Interstate 68 to the highland plateau just east of Morgantown, I noticed snow still covering trees and ...

When it comes to family loyalties, Falcon Mickel’s beliefs are aligned with those of an iconic civil rights leader. “He said ...

Black regiments led an as­sault on and eventually captured a key Southern fort helping bring the Civil War to an end. The ...

More than 100 organizations have endorsed The Martin Luther King People’s Convention for Justice And Resistance that will ...

Rosa Parks' mugshot remains one of the defining images of the civil rights movement. However, it wasn't taken on the day she ...

O n Saturday April 5, I joined hundreds of other activists at the Fort Myers Hands Off rally on South Cleveland Avenue in ...

If it’s one thing about Black folks, we know how to party! Another thing: While African American history and culture is ...