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

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have brought forward a bill to add a federal holiday on December 1, honoring Rosa ...

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 ...

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 ...

King employed nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience in his campaigns. He organized peaceful protests, boycotts, and marches to to racial injustice.

“Not a single federal holiday honors a woman,” said U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio.). Beatty said designating Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day would not just be a day off work. “It’s a day to teach, to ...

Transit Authority of River City is participating in Black History Month this February by recognizing a famous civil rights ...

NEW ORLEANS (NEXSTAR) — Kendrick Lamar is set to perform at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in New Orleans, where his music will be influenced by the city’s rich jazz heritage.