John Lewis was born to sharecroppers in Troy, Alabama, in 1940. He would listen to the broadcasts of Martin Luther King Jr.

It can be argued that even before the Harlem Renaissance, the concept of Black intellectualism was born right here in Atlanta.

The civil rights activist speaks to Vanity Fair about her new memoir, her experience with the Anti-Defamation League, and ...

Charles Cobb Jr. played an integral role in getting Black people registered to vote during the Mississippi Freedom Summer ...

The East Rosedale Monument Project creates a history stop, where visitors can learn about the fight to end racial segregation ...

All month long, WIVB News 4 will be celebrating Black History Month. We’re focusing on a special recognition from the NFTA, ...

Black Barbie turned 45 over the weekend, marking nearly half a century of hard fought representation on store shelves.

On the last day of January in 1961, a young civil rights activist led eight Black students into McCrory’s variety store in Rock Hill, South Carolina. They all took places at the Whites-only ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Civil rights activists gathered outside the headquarters of Target Corp. on Thursday to call for a national boycott of the retailing giant over its decision to phase out its ...

Civil rights activists gathered outside the headquarters of Target Corp. on Thursday to call for a national boycott of the retailing giant over its decision to phase out its diversity, equity and ...