A close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis, he was involved in many of the key moments of the Black freedom ...

Trump says Kristi Noem's ouster 'wasn't a hard choice,' DOJ releases Epstein files allegations about Trump, and Rep. Tony Gonzales drops his re-election bid.

Johnson was a key figure in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, frequently arrested for his activism. He organized protests against ...

Voting rights organizer Bernard LaFayette has died. LaFayette's son says his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85. LaFayette laid the foundations of the Selma, Alabama, ...

Fort Myers City Council approved the demolition of the 90-year-old IMAG water tower; disassembly is slated for April. This symbolic structure serves as a visual pointer for the IMAG History & Science ...

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Sr. was honored Monday in the state where he grew up under segregation with a hero's ...

Three former U.S. presidents, Grammy-winning artists, clergy and elected officials are expected to attend a Chicago celebration of life Friday for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. The event ...

The nation has lost a giant of American history, a fearless freedom fighter, and one of the most consequential leaders of the modern civil rights movement. For more than six decades, Rev. Jackson ...

Marian Wright Edelman was "America's First Mom." Her advoacy for ending child poverty is a mission everyone can carry on.