The Voting Rights Act, enacted to end centuries of racial discrimination that prevented Black Americans from voting, says ...

Last week’s Supreme Court decision didn’t just undermine the Voting Rights Act. It foreclosed the possibility of any new ...

In the latter half of the 20th century, labor leader Tony Mazzocchi fought for a progressive political vision that put working-class concerns front and center. His example continues to be invaluable ...

PERSPECTIVE: Movement veterans, descendants and scholars revisit the legacy of 1960s activists — and lessons for today.

The Supreme Court’s ruling that a Black-majority voting district in Louisiana is unconstitutional adds to a long and dismal ...

Parts of the historic A.G. Gaston Motel in downtown Birmingham will close for 18 months beginning next month, but visitors ...

Harry Belafonte died on this day, April 25, 2023, after a long life well-lived. And he used that life to produce some of the ...

The intense production, featuring strong performances from the entire cast, is a master class in showing the emotional and ...

The ride from Gwynn Oak Amusement Park has been out of commission for renovations since 2023. It opens to the public on April ...

The sharply conservative Supreme Court that President Donald Trump’s three appointees remade is the first since at least the 1950s to reject civil rights claims in a majority of cases involving women ...

Montgomery, Ala., helped shape America — from the cradle of the Confederacy to the birthplace of the civil rights movement to the city's draw today as the place to reflect on the legacy of slavery.