At Operation PUSH on Chicago’s South Side, the work of civil rights leader Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. reached millions of viewers through television broadcasts, rallies, and marches. But behind the ...

Here is a look at the life of civil rights activist Andrew Young. Personal Birth date: March 12, 1932 Birth place: New Orleans, Louisiana Birth name: Andrew Jackson Young Jr. Father: Andrew Jackson ...

Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. delivered a passionate and intimate eulogy for his father, civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, reflecting on what he believes is his real legacy in American ...

Former President Barack Obama said the presidential runs in the 1980s by the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. set the stage for ...

First known as the wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she later became an avid proselytizer for his vision of peace ...

On Feb. 16, Linda Davis’ life was cut short during her morning commute to the Savannah school where she taught ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bernard LaFayette Jr., who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, ...

Dr. Siyabulela Mandela, Great-Grandson of Nelson Mandela, Headlines Event Celebrating Black Excellence and Addressing Ongoing Income Gaps for Graduates. Our gala is more than a celebration, it is a ...

When the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood at the pulpit of the Riverside Church in Manhattan on April 4,1967, and condemned the war in Vietnam, some of his ...

But Mamdani acknowledged that in trying to uplift New York City’s immigrants, he excluded Black Americans, specifically the ...