There's a new effort to create a federal holiday in honor of Rosa Parks. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell held a news conference ...

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have brought forward a bill to add a federal holiday on December 1, honoring Rosa ...

In 1944, a group of eight Howard University students took a stand against the status quo in segregated Virginia. Now, a commemorative site honors their efforts to fight back against Jim Crow laws.

The activist’s refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Alabama helped fuel the Civil Rights Movement.

Adrian Huq took a quick break between classes Tuesday to join a Transit Equity Day event on the Green -- where they called ...

Al Allen, who's remembered for braving wind, sleet, snow and hail for his weather reports, was one of Detroit TV news' most ...

During a federal appeals hearing, lawyers for the former Ohio House speaker said what prosecutors called the largest public ...

Several groups gathered on Tuesday to celebrate Rosa Parks birthday and advocate for increased accessibility to mass transit. A coalition representing bus drivers, ...

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

Black History Month means something different for every American. For some, it means remembering ancestors who suffered on ...

Emmanuel George holds a deck of Black Broward Flashcards that he created to celebrate and educate about the county’s rich Black history. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com Not everyone in Broward knows ...

Nathaniel "Traz" Powell was one of Miami's pioneering African American athletes, a trailblazer whose impact stretched far ...