John Lewis, born February 21, 1940, in Pike County, Alabama was an American Civil Rights Leader and politician.Lewis, the son ...

He led more than 600 peaceful protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to march for voting rights. The group was attacked by Alabama State Troopers in what would be known as "Bloody Sunday.

Dr. Marveta Ryan-Sams, coordinator of the Pan-African Studies Program, was in attendance of the Lunch and Learn. The ...

As part of the successful effort to advance racial equality, many mass gatherings and actions were performed over the ...

She was attacked by mounted police officers on "Bloody Sunday" in Selma. Her efforts, along with "Bloody Sunday," were ...

They came toward us. Beating us with nightsticks, trampled by horses, releasing the tear gas. I thought I was gonna die on ...

Miller Green was a Freedom Rider, a group that challenged segregation on interstate transit in the face of violence and arrest. He shared his story at a Black History celebration in the south suburbs.

The second film in ARC’s Black Voices Movie Series, “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” directed by Dawn Porter, airs tonight at 7 p.m. at the United Theatre. It offers a glimpse ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris is to receive the NAACP ‘s Chairman’s Award during the civil rights ...

If Donald Trump is cracking down on race and gender preferences in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs on campus ...

Many of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Dennis Quaid, Anthony Hopkins and Josh Brolin, have played former presidents in ...