“Not a single federal holiday honors a woman,” said U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio.). Beatty said designating Dec. 1 as Rosa ...

Rep. Terri Sewell today described her proposed holiday as counter measure to what she called an attack on diversity and Black history by President Donald Trump’s administration.

Early in the year, the significant legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King resonates strongly. The third Monday in January is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, providing an occasion for reflection ...

Black History Month means something different for every American. For some, it means remembering ancestors who suffered on ...

Powerful dance groups, poets, singers, and spoken-word artists made their presence known at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King ...

Attendees at a West Harvey Dixmoor Elementary District 147 meeting expressed concerns about anti-immigrant rhetoric and ...

It’s not that easy to just do away with Black History Month. Almost 47 million Americans claim African American heritage, ...

Rosa Parks Day Act bill introduced to honor role in Civil Rights MovementSEE ALSO:Black History Month Trivia and Facts with ...

Throughout history, Black communities have used economic boycotts as a powerful tool for resistance, empowerment and social change. Boycotts have served as a means to protest racial injustice, ...

In Delray Beach, Charlene Farrington leads Saturday morning classes at the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum to teach teenagers ...

There's a new effort to create a federal holiday in honor of Rosa Parks. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell held a news conference ...

People gathered at the California Capitol for the 25th Annual Rosa Parks Day. Sacramento Regional Transit brought out old buses that operated in the 1950s. Organizers of the event are hoping more ...