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

Richard Arrington Jr., Birmingham's first Black mayor, shares his experiences with segregation and offers insights on the ...

In 1963, King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...

CNN conservative political commentator Scott Jennings claimed it was “Democrats in Alabama who opposed civil rights” as ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote some of his most enduring words behind bars. From a Birmingham, Alabama, jail cell in 1963, on smuggled bits of paper, he wrote a legendary essay that still lands ...

Rochester is planning a Civil Rights Heritage Park at Baden Park to honor Minister Franklin Florence and local Civil Rights ...

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

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CNN conservative political commentator Scott Jennings claimed it was “Democrats in Alabama who opposed civil rights” as another ...

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 ...

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

When I read the news of civil rights activist Claudette Colvin passing away this month, I looked at a list of other civil rights visionaries who have died who were, like Colvin, not as well known.