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

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

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 ...

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.

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, ...

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

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 ...

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

Bob Kessler talks with jazz author and SiriusXM Jazz Program Director Mark Ruffin about jazz legend Eddie Harris, a Chicago ...