Cole’s impact extended beyond the realm of music. In 1956, he became the first African American to host a national network ...

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ABC 33/40 in Birmingham, Alabama offers news, sports, and weather reporting for the surrounding communities including Tuscaloosa, Anniston, Cullman, Gadsden, Talladega, Sylacauga, Carbon Hill, Jasper, ...

On a March day in 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin boarded a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Under Jim Crow laws, Black riders were forced to sit in the back or give up their seats if ...

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary and Black History Month marks its centennial year, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) is announc ...

When I read the news of civil rights activist Claudette Colvin passing away this month, I looked at a list of other civil ...

Clergy demonstrating against ICE in Minneapolis have turned to classic ‘freedom songs’ – the music associated with protests ever since the Civil Rights Movement.

St. John’s University hosted its third annual Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Dinner at the college’s D’Angelo Center, ...

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