Wikimedia Commons/Warren K. Leffler, U.S. News & World Report The 1968 Poor People’s Campaign Martin Luther King Jr. planned ...

When over 200 city workers were laid off in September 1938, city workers called a weeklong sanitation strike. Street battles raged in West Philadelphia when strikers blocked police-escorted trash ...

The answer is—and it’s not going to be a pleasant answer—the answer is that the violence ends if it boils over into a ...

From Johnson C. Smith to the NFL and beyond, Pettis Norman’s life was defined by brave stances, and a relentless push for ...

DALLAS — Former Dallas Cowboys tight end Pettis Norman, known as much for his achievements on the field as he was for his ...

Norman was also a successful entrepreneur, real estate investor and restaurant franchisee after his 12-year playing career.

Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil Rights Movement and key architect of the March on Washington. The ...

The street where I live is quite diverse. Houses are owned by a Chinese immigrant, a French immigrant, a couple who visit ...

April 4, 2017 - The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rules that the Civil Rights Act prohibits workplace discrimination against LGBTQ employees, after Kimberly Hively sues Ivy Tech Community College for ...

As the US celebrates its 250th birthday in 2026, there is no better place to be during this historic milestone than ...

As D.C. faces extreme heat this summer, the most vulnerable in the city, including those experiencing homelessness, are at ...