The revelation that Pope Leo XIV has Louisiana Creole roots shines a light on a community of Catholics that has shaped New ...

Malcolm X was immortalized in Spike Lee's biographical movie in 1992. The filmmaker told Newsweek why the life and message of the civil rights leader still resonates on the 100th anniversary of his ...

Dr. Harry Edwards reflects on life as a teacher and champion of social justice as induction to Sports Hall of Fame awaits on ...

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Tara Campbell unlocked the front door of the Bricklayers Hall, a no-frills brick building on South Union Street in downtown ...

Riley, who grew up in Buffalo, set himself a huge task with his latest work: Show how affirmative action slowed previous ...

I stand before you as the first black governor of Maryland and only the third black governor in the history of this country.

This column originally appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News on March 31, 1981. On Monday, Chuck Stone was honored with a special citation from the Pulitzer Prize Board. He’s not old enough to be my ...

Through the [court] process, I have discovered that some people want history to repeat itself ... and launched a blistering attack on King Charles, saying he 'won't speak to me' and that he ...

"You read all about Dr. Martin Luther King a week ... held on Wednesday morning to honor Black History Month. The president briefly mentioned Martin Luther King Jr., then pivoted to talk about ...

GARY, Ind. (WISH) — On April 22, 1959, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited Gary, Indiana, to accept the key to the city. Sixty-five years later, his daughter, Dr ...

and East Cleveland made sure to give people like Shirley Oldham a warm welcome back on Friday during its grand reopening celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center. “I am very much ...