We like to pretend that segregation was so long ago, out of sight, out of mind and it’s not, it’s systemic,” says Christopher ...

(WSVN) - 71-year-old civil rights icon Ruby Bridges was honored by the Golden State Warriors, who named her an “Impact Warrior”.In 1960, Bridges became the<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

A teacher and students at Grizzell Middle School are pushing for statewide recognition for Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a Polish ...

Mississippi Today reports that President Donald Trump’s National Park Service (NPS) is replacing visitor brochures from the ...

Feb. 1—The day after Rev. Robin Bartlett returned from gathering with fellow clergy in Minneapolis, the city that is heartbroken yet uprising in record numbers, another person was shot dead in the ...

As I began writing “Bayard Rustin: American Dreamer,” my biography of the 20th-century radical leader and activist, one of my ...

(RNS) — The movement got what it wanted. Abortions increased anyway.

Big Carnival parades roll through New Orleans and Jefferson Parish Feb. 6-8. Learn more about the themes, throws and royalty.

It was nice to see something good on the news. It got me thinking. There are many heroes every day and everywhere. We often hear stories of firefighters, police officers and the like. True heroes.

A variety of events will take place in Memphis in honor of Black History Month. Here are some of the highlights.

Mark Hehir was fired by Metroline after he chased a thief who stole a passenger's necklace before knocking them out in ...

The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are forcing white people to face hard truths about power and violence ...