As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...

The Fox News headline quoting Massachusetts Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley was hilarious. Quite unintentionally.

Black History Month is a month of education and awareness, a time to commemorate leaders and significant figures in this black history. It is celebratory and it is triumphant, but it is also a ...

“To understand and appreciate Liberia is to appreciate something that may have been created because of Jim Crow segregation, ...

Legislation proposes Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day, honoring the civil rights activist who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and ...

All month long, WIVB News 4 will be celebrating Black History Month. We’re focusing on a special recognition from the NFTA, which is honoring legendary civil ...

In Baker’s newly translated 1949 memoir, “Fearless and Free,” the boundary-breaking performer does not hold back on her ...

SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WTVD) -- Since she was 16 years old, Mary Cox Matthews has spent every moment by her late husband Frank J. Matthews' side. She was emotional as she stood in front of a historical ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — If governor Mike DeWine’s nomination of former OSU football coach, Jim Tressel, for lieutenant governor is confirmed by the Ohio General Assembly, Tressel will catch a ...

But I must admit, I'm also a little bit … sad. You may wonder, "Jim, are you sad because your team didn't make it?" No, it's not that. Is it because the Lions and the Bills couldn't complete ...

February has turned out to be a month of celebration for country singer Sheryl Crow. Last week, the musician graced the Grammys in a jaw-dropping strapless sequin chevron gown courtesy of Missoni.

The Supreme Court will conduct a thorough legal review of the applicable law. But there are two questions that won’t be addressed but have been raised by appellate court critics. Does the ...