During Black History Month, News4JAX is celebrating local African American trailblazers who paved the way in politics and ...

Not every member of the “First Five” graduated from the University, but they are remembered collectively as trailblazers who ...

In honor of Black History Month, ABC13 is highlighting one of the founding fathers of the environmental justice movement, who ...

For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael. It’s the name originally on his birth certificate. He was named ...

Athens native Michael Thurmond shares the anti-slavery feelings of Georgia's founder, General James Oglethorpe.

The world is mourning one of Africa's foremost revolutionaries, who dedicated the lion's share of his life to the total liberation of Namibia and the continent. At exactly 23:45 on a cloudy Saturday – ...

Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia's first democratically elected president after it won its ...

Sam Nujoma, the freedom fighter leader who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its ...

Namibia's founding father Sam Nujoma, who led his country's fight for independence from South Africa, died Saturday aged 95, ...

Namibia's first president, Sam Nujoma, who died Saturday aged 95, was revered for leading his country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.