The park is best known as the site where Sen. Robert F. Kennedy delivered a speech on April 4, 1968, informing a crowd of ...

The Safe Haven Center invites the Dallas County community to gather on the footsteps of Selma City Hall on Monday, April 6, ...

He is a racist, xenophobe who has spewed hatred and hurt our communities more than he has helped them,” Tennessee ...

On Oct. 16, 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos made a powerful statement on the podium after the 200-meter dash in the 1968 ...

Visiting the sites was especially profound at a time when other forces seek to erase, minimize, or redefine the complicated history that shapes this evolving experiment we know as the United States.

Russell had been named player/head coach at the start of the prior season, taking over for legend Red Auerbach and becoming ...

With the nearby $7 billion United Center redevelopment project kicking off just to the east, a study aims to help bring new ...

The leader of one of Kansas City’s preeminent civil rights organizations is retiring. Mara Rose Williams looks at her ...

The debate over how to honor flawed individuals like César Chávez highlights the need to shift the focus from individuals to ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s enduring message emphasizes choosing love over hate, framing it as a conscious decision vital for ...

Ald. Stephanie Coleman, whose South Side ward includes Kennedy-King College, said adding the Rev. Jesse Jackson's name to the ...

One of the most revered figures in American history can no longer be called heroic. But the movement he led can be.