President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faced sharp questioning ...

In a powerful response to the rising tide of racial violence targeting African American students, the Los Angeles ...

I’m a history major,” said Barnes. “One of the times it really got to me was when I was looking through an old arrest report ...

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...

When we learn about the Civil Rights movement in school, Phoenix is not often the setting. But, there is a rich Black history ...

More than 150 spectators joined community leaders and members of the Clemon family this morning for the ribbon cutting and ...

EDWARDSVILLE - Donzaleigh Abernathy, acclaimed activist and author, goddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered a ...

In a wide-ranging and unprecedented move, the Trump administration has ordered a freeze on nearly all federal government aid ...

Jesse Williams hopes viewers of his short doc Hopes, Hoops & Dreams are reminded that true change comes from "meeting people ...

For boomers, the rapid reversal of 1960s-era gains for civil rights, women, LGBTQ, etc., has unraveled the story of our ...

Measures seek to fulfill some of president's core campaign promises around education, though it's unclear how much power he ...

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