MLK Day falls on the third Monday of every January, and most banks observe the holiday. Here's what you can do if you have ...

Students at Luzerne County Community College got a lesson on the Civil Rights Movement Monday in honor of Black History Month ...

Dionne Babineaux uncovers a family connection in the WPA Slave Narratives while seeking Texas Black history for her ...

Dr King promised that “every penny” of his Nobel Peace Prize money would go towards the Civil Rights Movement. He kept his ...

Sidney Poitier wasn’t initially a fan of Atlanta when he traveled through what was then Atlanta Municipal Airport in the 1950s.

Six weeks of demonstrations failed to stop the toxic dump, but the publicity sparked a movement that’s now known as ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is more than just a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement; his legacy is deeply rooted in his ...

The movement was civil and voting rights for Black Americans, and the subject was Vivian. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called him the greatest preacher he had ever seen. President Barack Obama ...

The Library of Congress image, taken in Detroit in 1957, shows the late civil rights leader Rosa Parks engaged in the holistic practice of yoga, lying on her stomach and pulling her feet toward her ...

Shutterstock The History of Civil Rights in Louisiana Louisiana might be famous for its food and festivals, but its civil ...

Benjamin Crump, civil rights attorney, calls for declassification of government files on Malcolm X, 60 years after his ...

Continuing one of America's most influential legacies, Dr. Bernice King has established herself as a formidable force for justice and reconciliation in her own right. As we mark Black History Month, ...