Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was 77 when she ... After living in Alabama where she was born, Parks moved to Detroit in 1957. "She had to move from Montgomery because she had so many threats ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed almost 60 years ago Friday. Here is a quick look into his life and remarkable legacy.

Remember Rosa Parks? She took a stand to bring attention to racism and discrimination against black Americans by sitting at ...

In the weeks leading up to the April 1 live anniversary taping of 'AirTalk' at Southern California Public Radio’s Crawford ...

Johnson argued that Legins-Costley "championed racial justice as effectively as Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and Rosa Parks." Legins-Costley was born in 1813 in Kaskaskia, then the capital of ...

In the evocative setting of the Church of San Domenico in Alba, on Friday, March 29th, a unique artistic event took place ...

The works of 150 African, African American and Caribbean artists, most of them little-known, are on show at the Paris museum. Long overdue recognition.

Ethel R. Lawrence is known as 'the Rosa Parks of affordable housing.' The Ethel R. Lawrence Homes became the first affordable housing project in New Jersey’s suburbs designed to serve very low ...

A woman's fight against racist zoning 50 years ago kicked off New Jersey's effort to create a "fair share" of affordable housing.

"We will miss her dearly because she was a true activist," said Terri Arnold-McKenzie, with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. "I recently learned that Rosa Parks ... She was born in Montgomery ...

Jackie Robinson Day? It’s going, going, almost gone. Major League Baseball officials are scared of new governmental mandates ...