When it came time to bury the African man whose bones had been gawked at and pawed over, Maxine Watts wanted to give him a ...

A soul-touching choir helped ring in a new beginning of leadership at Stone High School; Cyntria Young is now principal.

Vernon Dahmer Jr., eldest son of slain civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer Sr., has died. We talk to family, friends of the quiet man, full of strength and integrity.

For those interested in civil rights history, the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park is a short drive away, ...

Protests from authoritative sources at the horror in Gaza are growing. A number of professors in genocide and holocaust studies, a handful Jewish, are now condemning as genocide the conduct of ...

Oh no, not Theo. That was the first thought of millions of Generation Xers when the news broke this week of Malcolm-Jamal ...

An effort to save the Tryon house where Nina Simone was born reveals the artist’s complicated relationship with her hometown.

“There was an uproar from those who were opposed to the desegregation of the school, violent uproars. Students were armed, ...

And within those trees are the ruins, if you will, of the encampment where the African American people lived. Their church, their dilapidated school, their 75 to 80 houses that they lived in ...

What began as a rainy morning turned into a heartfelt celebration of freedom, heritage and unity as the Montevallo community gathered for its third annual Juneteenth celebration on Thursday, June 19.

Ahead of Sketcher Fest Edmonds this weekend, some drawers shared their takes on local sites and what inspires them.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that the 50% tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump would trigger the country's economic reciprocity law. That allows trade, ...