Lee, whom President Barack Obama recognized for her work during the civil rights movement, wrote "At the Foot of the Edmund ...

He lit the fire under a lot of folks until his last days," said longtime community activist Lydia Guzman shortly after ...

They’re out there, deep in the Florida Everglades every Sunday evening — rain or shine — holding signs, singing songs and ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On this day in history, in 1911, the “Queen of Gospel,” Mahalia Jackson, was born. The first Mahalia ...

Howard University’s homecoming, a celebration of Black culture and pride, collided with conservative politics on Friday.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to CNN's Abby Phillip about her new book on the rise of Black politician and activist Jesse Jackson. It's called "A Dream Deferred." ...

It is time, faith leaders say, to remind the country of religion's role in caring for the poor and the stranger ...

The Chinese Culture Center is the oldest Asian American arts organization in the United States. For six decades, the center ...

Thanks to Miss Major's fight for trans rights, Alabama is the home of two Black and trans-led organizations who have fed, housed and supported those in need of care.

In “Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope,” Brandon M. Terry says the familiar narrative modes of the era have warped our ...

For decades, I believed that we were a nation that fixed things. We named what was broken and made it better. Recently though ...