The American civil rights group NAACP has thousands of chapters across the United States, but did you know that the first rural branch of the activist group was ...

Here’s your Black history fact of the day. February 10, 1964 the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed through the House of Representatives. In July of that year President Johnson signed it into law. This ...

Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

When a major network invited me to discuss Black History Month through the lens of presidential politics, I declined. Not ...

Finance Committee Chair Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd Ward) failed to hold a vote on the agreement as scheduled Monday, an indication ...

Two former members of California's Reparations Task Force shared their experiences developing a report detailing injustices ...

Kelly Barnett hopes to teach the next generation of labor advocates the history of the labor movement impacted by African ...

Before 'The Star Spangled Banner' was the national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was the Black national anthem. This ...

To young and old today who want to make a change, Rita Omokha proclaims, “Tell yourself you can—and watch yourself prove it.” ...

Discover how faith and labor leaders continue to fight for justice, inspired by the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement.

She helped start the NAACP in Flagstaff and taught Black voters how to have their vote count. But her story is lost to time.

Black History figures everyone should know about For too many years, history books have focused on the achievement of White ...