Many prominent historical figures are from the Metro Detroit area. Here’s a list of prominent Black historical figures in ...

Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957 told an audience in Montgomery, Alabama, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What ...

The legendary attorney, who represented Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., will have his portrait hang permanently at the ...

Mindy Walker recently completed an advanced seminar in Holocaust education, which she uses in her classes at Holt High School ...

EDWARDSVILLE - Donzaleigh Abernathy, acclaimed activist and author, goddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered a ...

January 30 is Martrys’ Day in India. In 1948, as Mahatma Gandhi emerged for his evening prayers at New Delhi’s Birla House, ...

College professor recounts a civil rights tour, and wonders how to share such topics with students without breaking the law.

Autherine Lucy Foster made history on Feb. 3, 1956, becoming the first Black student to attend classes at the University of ...

All of the seats on the Tuscaloosa City Council and the Board of Education will be on the ballot, along with the mayor's office.

William E. Leuchtenburg, a prize-winning historian widely admired for his authoritative writings on the U.S. presidency and as the reigning scholar on Franklin Roosevelt and the ...

Although “I Am Nobody’s Slave” takes the form of a memoir, Minnesota native Lee Hawkins’ book becomes something bigger: an ...

Tomorrow is February 1—which means it's officially Black History Month. Here are ways to celebrate in Birmingham. #Birminghamalabama #BlackHistoryMonth CM ...