Millions of people in South Asia are celebrating Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, by smearing each other with brightly ...

Russell Galipeau looked out at hundreds of people in the rain holding signs demanding protection for Channel Islands National ...

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly will consider this week whether to make Juneteenth an official paid holiday for ...

With more local history made this week — first Black Urbana mayor elected (DeShawn Williams), first Black Champaign Central ...

African-American consumers plan an economic blackout at Target, protesting DEI efforts. Impact to be measured beyond one day or month, says Marc Morial.

Larissa Griffith found free housing her first semester, but it came with a catch: She was on call, 24 hours a day, including ...

He was arrested more than 29 times, he gave more than 2,500 speeches, he is the only non-U.S. president to have his own ...

Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, and Shomari Figures, D-Ala. introduced legislation to make Rosa Parks Day a federal holiday. The Rosa Parks Day Act would designate Dec. 1 as a federal holiday marking Parks ...

The Library of Congress image, taken in Detroit in March 1973, shows the late civil rights leader Rosa Parks engaged in the holistic practice of yoga, lying on her stomach and pulling her feet ...

The Library of Congress image, taken in Detroit in March 1973, shows the late civil rights leader Rosa Parks engaged in the ... at Georgia State University, national director of the Association ...

President Trump revealed plans for a National Garden of American Heroes featuring prominent Black figures, including athletes and civil rights leaders.