A funeral service is in progress for civil rights activist Ruth Ann Butler who died on Jan. 15. Butler, 81, was a teacher ...

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

The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium hosted a two-day event to teach and empower communities to continue sharing the stories from the civil rights movement.

Monday, 20 January, 2025 was Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States. The day was declared a public holiday in honour of the African-American civil rights campaigner, Reverend (Dr.) Martin ...

The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Consortium is working to expand tourism to historic civil rights churches in Alabama that played a big role in the movement.

Henry taught us all that the fight for civil rights is never truly over – that it is one of constant effort, requiring us to ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – With the devastating Palisades Fire still smoldering, Lisa Pelton and some of her neighbors in ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – With the devastating Palisades Fire still smoldering, Lisa Pelton and some of her neighbors in ...

Henry L. Marsh III, the first Black mayor of Richmond and a figure who embodied the rise of African American power in the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Henry Marsh III, Richmond’s first African American mayor, has died at the age of 91. According to the ...

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump emphasizes the importance of preserving the freedom and power of the Black press in the fight ...

The policy was the result of African Americans pushing for decades to be recognized as full citizens and part of a trio of ...