As a teen raised in the Rust Belt in the 1960s, Alan Cashaw wasn’t blind to the fact that racism existed. But he also knew ...

Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress, calling for legislation to protect the voting rights of African Americans. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 wouldn’t be signed into law until Aug. 6.

It goes without saying that Barack Obama is one of the most popular and famous politicians in American politics. Before his ...

Though MacArthur Cotton was critical of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the 82-year-old is even more critical of where things stand with the legislation now.

For many Americans, Donald Trump’s head-spinning array of executive orders in the early days of his second term look like an ...

The Owensboro branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), in collaboration with the Owensboro NAACP and the H. L. Neblett Center, invites the community to a special event ...

Alabama's congressional map is the subject of a federal trial beginning Monday to decide if the state has to keep a new court ...

She was attacked by mounted police officers on "Bloody Sunday" in Selma. Her efforts, along with "Bloody Sunday," were ...

Wong is a history buff and tour guide. She takes people through Milwaukee's oldest cemetery, highlighting influential African Americans who were laid to rest there. "I have a keen interest in Black ...

Wong highlights African Americans who settled in Milwaukee nearly ... He's known for winning a landmark case securing voting rights in Wisconsin and founding St. Mark's African Methodist Episcopal ...

Black History Month is an annual observance centered on celebrating the history, heritage, cultural influence and social ...

As part of the successful effort to advance racial equality, many mass gatherings and actions were performed over the ...