The death of Ruth Ann Butler sent shockwaves through the Upstate as political figures McMaster and White offer condolences to the civil rights historian.

Both organizations were founded by the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights movement. Attendees at the breakfast included Chicago ...

Billy Jackson speaks with the Amsterdam News about his film “We Are Universal,” currently screening at Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict the fight for civil rights.

Born in Columbus in 1934, David Harris had many trials to pave his way through life. From the Civil Rights Movement to the sky, his name is in history.

African-American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr (1929 - 1968, centre) at the third march from Selma to ...

But Trayvon will forever remain 17 because he was a Black teenager — seen as a threat simply for existing — and gunned down by a man who decided he didn’t belong in his own neighborhood. “Happy ...

Music clearly played a starring role in the civil rights movement ... 100,000 raised a fist in the air as she sang. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who introduced her as "Sister Kim Weston," called ...

A Feb. 6 concert held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, honored the life and contributions to rock 'n' roll of famed Native guitarist ...