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

A proposal to give prosecutors the option of seeking the death penalty in child rape cases cleared a state House committee in Alabama this week, but questions remain over whether it is constitutional.

The Alabama Senate Thursday approved a bill defining “sex-based terms” strictly based on biological sex.

It goes to the House, which passed a similar bill last year, the What is a Woman Act by Rep. Susan DuBose, R-Hoover.

In 1944, a group of eight Howard University students took a stand against the status quo in segregated Virginia. Now, a commemorative site honors their efforts to fight back against Jim Crow laws.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger asked new U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to withdraw a federal lawsuit over the state's 2021 voting law.

The Southern Poverty Law Center is a tax-exempt, charitable organization incorporated in 1971 under Section 501 (c) (3) of ...

From massive protests against racial segregation and discrimination in the 1960s to the fight against police brutality, African Americans have advocated for equality for decades. In the ...

The words “Make America Great Again” were emblazoned across the image, drawing parallels to the blatant violence of the Jim ...

Jim Crow, a term drawn from a racist caricature, describes a long period of segregation and racial violence in the United ...

Content warning: This piece includes an account of an apparent suicide.

ABC 33/40 is taking time to honor the achievements and legacies of African Americans for Black History Month.Each day we will ...