Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...

A major flash point came when Union soldiers entered Hotel De Afrique and “attacked the defenseless occupants with knives and ...

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

One year ago, I starred in a Super Bowl commercial. The spot was produced by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and his Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, which strives to curb antisemitism ...

In honor of Black History Month, 16 WAPT News is recognizing important figures in Mississippi's history, including Medgar ...

Her works have been considered a defense and celebration of Black culture ... American civil rights activist in Mississippi, the state's field secretary for the NAACP, and a World War II veteran ...

"During his time as ... us as we honor and celebrate "Black History Moments."Can't see the interactive infographic? Click here. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Rev. Fred Lee Shuttlesworth is one of the most ...

Marielle Franco was a key leader of the human rights movements in Brazil. Throughout her career, she worked for multiple civil society organizations and served as one of the only out Black LGBTQ+ ...

White supremacists killed five people in a 1979 shootout in North Carolina. Mr. Johnson later led a commission that ...

A Midlands man has been capturing history through different set of lenses literally.Cecil Williams has been a photographer since he was ...

Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriette were killed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1951 when a bomb was placed under their home in Mims.

“Total victory,” it read — mocking the refrain often invoked by the Israeli leader during nearly 16 months ... Gaza until we get to you.’” The war that Hamas ignited with its deadly ...