Jesse Jackson criticized Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday over his reaction to the arrest of six black juveniles in Jena, Louisiana, on murder charges, accusing the Illinois ...

For Saturday night I booked Josh White -- the blues guitarist, Broadway star, and recording artist whose friends included ...

The annual Penn Center Heritage Day Parade in South Carolina draws hundreds to celebrate the Gullah Geechee people. But a new ...

Connecting kids to nature is more than just a walk in the woods! It can be a life changing experience that builds confidence ...

Brandenburg v. Ohio established the "imminent lawless action" standard. More than 50 years later, partisans keep trying to ...

Inspired by nonviolent protests launched by students from all-black A&T University in Greensboro, Ferguson and his Asheville ...

Nuño, Jonathan Allen and Bianca Flowers WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats' victories in Tuesday’s elections have exposed ...

Abraham Lincoln penned the entreaty on behalf of his young friend, William Johnson, because ironically, his dark complexion caused freed Black White House staffers with lighter skin to shun him.

An 1861 job-reference letter from Abraham Lincoln on behalf of a young Black friend and valet provides a glimpse of an ...

A key civil rights activist illustrates how traditional protest tactics aren't the only way to bring about change ...

Through digital blackface, Jackson wrote, “Black people and Black images are thus relied upon to perform a huge amount of ...