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Thousands of people poured into the streets in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday in an effort to protect Black voting rights.

A mobile history museum called the “Freedom Truck” is stopping in Maryland before heading to the National Mall this weekend.

Tramell Tillman, a Jackson State graduate and Emmy Award winner, has a role in upcoming “Spider-Man: Brand New Day" movie.

Organizers say participation continues to grow in advance of Saturday's voting rights demonstrations in Selma and Montgomery.

Opinion: Despite Black Christians’ solid support for Democrats, their beliefs in interests are often not represented by the ...

Memorial Day — the unofficial start of summer — is the first federal holiday of spring (Juneteenth National Independence Day follows in June), but roughly half of all people don't know what Memorial ...

It will be 72 years on Sunday that the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Brown vs. Board of Education, ruling ...

Florida law designates three Confederate-related legal holidays: Robert E. Lee's birthday, Confederate Memorial Day, and Jefferson Davis' birthday. These holidays are not paid, have no official state ...

In 1965, Black Americans peacefully demonstrated for voting rights and were beaten by Alabama state troopers before returning ...

An unprecedented gerrymandering effort led by Donald Trump—and internal divisions among Democrats—has made the Minority ...