In 1974 his grandson, Maynard Jackson Jr., became the first Black mayor of Atlanta. It’s a shame few people are aware of ...

There has always been a segment of the political class that has maintained power by keeping people frightened and angry enough to vote accordingly when they are promised protection. The United States ...

Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be ''majestic'' but, since they're not human, they do not have the legal right to pursue their release, Colorado's highest court said Tuesday.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon has announced the settlement of a lawsuit alleging that agents sent by President ...

The bullet directly to the heart of democracy is the sweeping pardon of nearly 1,600 who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, ...

The high court rejected arguments that elephants qualify as “persons” under state law and suggested animal advocates turn to ...

Elected officials, members of the clergy and other local leaders among a crowd of more than 500 people gave their take on ...

The one-time Georgia prosecutor accused of using her office to impede the investigation into Ahmaud Arbery’s killers is set ...

St. Simons Island, off the coast of Georgia, is a paradise of beaches, golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools and nature ...

Terms like “environmental racism” or “environmental justice” were not yet part of the national lexicon when the Rev. Martin ...

This exchange happened just days before Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The sting of their words reminded me of what he famously ...