He isn’t famous, though arguably he should be. “J.T. was a personal assistant to Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy,” ...

The Roanoke Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is commemorating the March 7, 1965, March for Voting Rights at 4 p.m. Friday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza on Henry Street.

On Aug. 28, 1963, my father stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and summoned a nation to listen — not merely to a speech, but to a vision. He dreamed out loud, daring America to imagine itself ...

The news today reminds me of the 60s and 70s. We’re backsliding on freedoms, bit by bit. That’s how suppression grows.

Community leaders said they hope our elected officials use this tragedy to unite us and not further divide us.

Atlanta celebrates civil rights icon Xernona Clayton's 95th birthday with a public art installation and community gathering ...

RIP Bishop Calvin Woods Sr. A Birmingham civil-rights leader who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. passed away over the weekend, reports AL.com’s Greg Garrison. Bishop Calvin Woods Sr. fought ...

The public is invited to a gala dinner titled, “Denim, Diamonds, and Pearls," which will be held 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Oak Ridge Conference Center, 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Distinguished ...

It was hard to go to an event in Harrisburg without seeing Vera Cornish. The publisher of Urban Connection, author and speaker died unexpectedly. Vera Cornish, a known author, activist and speaker in ...

Although 24 years have passed since Sept. 11 attacks, families that lost loved ones on that fateful day continue to honor ...

After years of insisting the federal government was engaged in a “witch hunt It’s a new twist on a long, ugly tradition.