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Martin Luther King Jr.
October 01, 2019
3-way battle for Memphis mayor marked by bitter conflicts
Even in an era known for divisive politics nationally, this year's race for Memphis mayor stands out, with accusations of ...
September 25, 2019
New project highlights civil rights sites in Alabama
A new project is highlighting some of the places in Alabama that played a role in the civil rights movement. An online, oral ...
September 24, 2019
Film explores Latina union leader who organized farmworkers
Years before Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta began organizing poor farmworkers in California, a woman named Maria Moreno ...
September 18, 2019
Veteran television newsman Sander Vanocur dies at 91
Sander Vanocur, a television newsman who for decades covered momentous events from political campaigns to assassinations, the ...
September 06, 2019
Naval Academy investigating report of noose
The U.S. Naval Academy is investigating a report that a noose was hung on academy property on the 56th anniversary of the ...
August 27, 2019
Detroit center replaces name of ex-mayor with racist past
The home of Detroit's annual auto show and other major events has officially changed its name to the TCF Center and moved on ...
August 24, 2019
Biden evokes '68, asks: What if Obama had been assassinated?
Joe Biden pondered a most serious, and awkward, question at a campaign stop Friday: What if Barack Obama had been ...
August 23, 2019
'Peace park' removes United Nations flag after objections
Who knew a "peace park" could be so contentious? The Pacifist Memorial in the Boston suburb of Sherborn has been forced to ...
August 16, 2019
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even ...
August 13, 2019
Woodstock, Manson and the march to Utopia
In the summer of 1969, dreams of a new society played out in muddy wonder at the Woodstock music festival and in murderous ...
August 12, 2019
'Let our voices be heard': March against immigration raids
The children of Sacred Heart Catholic Church streamed out into Mississippi's heat on a blistering Sunday afternoon, carrying ...
August 01, 2019
Leaders of religious right balk at labeling Trump a racist
Many religious leaders have strongly condemned President Donald Trump's disparaging remarks about minority members of ...
July 30, 2019
Accused of racism, Trump blasts black congressman as racist
Facing growing accusations of racism for his incendiary tweets, President Donald Trump lashed out at his critics Monday and ...
July 26, 2019
Ebony and Jet photo archive sale sparks relief, anxiety
The sale of the photo archive of Ebony and Jet magazines chronicling African American history is generating relief among some ...
July 18, 2019
The Latest: Trump claims he was 'not happy' with chant
The Latest on President Donald Trump's reelection rally in North Carolina (all times local): 1:10 p.m. President Donald Trump ...
July 06, 2019
Schools still struggling with how to teach about slavery
"They made me a slave today." Aneka Burton still remembers the way her then 10-year-old son, Nikko, who is black, recounted ...
July 05, 2019
Trump calls America's story 'the greatest political journey'
President Donald Trump celebrated the story of America as "the greatest political journey in human history" in a Fourth of ...
July 05, 2019
Trump asks Americans to 'stay true to our cause'
President Donald Trump celebrated the story of America as "the greatest political journey in human history" in a Fourth of ...
July 01, 2019
Declaration of Independence still inspires activists
Shauna Marie O'Toole is a transgender activist who has organized and attended countless rallies and lobbied New York State ...
June 12, 2019
Sanders makes case for democratic socialism after criticism
Bernie Sanders on Wednesday mounted a strong defense of democratic socialism, the economic philosophy that has guided his ...
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