MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The country and community are mourning the death of Reverend Jesse Jackson, a Civil Rights leader who worked ...

From civil rights to Black representation, legal minds share how Summit County courts are shaped by Black history.

What the defeat of the Lapua Movement in the 1940s can teach the US today.

Rutha Mae Harris, the final surviving member of the original Freedom Singers, continues her work in Albany, Georgia, six decades after the Civil Rights Movement. She remains dedicated to showing ...

This is the third in a series of articles by Michigan Advance throughout February celebrating Black History Month.  Starting this summer, visitors to The Henry Ford in Dearborn will be able to see the ...

Jackson once explained the purpose behind his activism with characteristic clarity, saying, “We have to build a movement that lifts people up, that gives them dignity and the power to shape their own ...

Memoir coauthor and Vanderbilt University scholars say the Rev. James Lawson's new posthumous memoir explores the nuances of his views.

Preston Love Jr. met the civil rights icon in 1980. Four years later, he served as Jackson’s campaign manager.

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84. He died confirmed that he died peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family, they said. In a statement, they wrote: “Our father ...

At one point, Baltimore was home to multiple Negro League baseball teams. Arguably, the Baltimore Black Sox ​are among the most well-known.

Having covered the late Rev. Jesse Jackson off and on since the 1960s, I am still amused to receive an email from one of my many critics who wants me to know that you don’t have to be white to find ...

Having covered the late Rev. Jesse Jackson off and on since the 1960s, I am still amused to receive an email from one of my many critics who wants me to know that you don’t have to be white to find ...