Civil rights activist and author Ruby Bridges will speak in Madison next month, focusing on topics of equality, education and community, the Wisconsin Union Directorate announced Tuesday.

Harold A. Franklin, Auburn University's first African American student, walked onto campus and registered for classes. However, Franklin's first visit wasn’t just meeting with an advisor or scheduling ...

Dorothy Prevost, the woman known as the "Civil Rights Matriarch of New Orleans" and the mother of one of the young girls who integrated schools in New Orleans and the South, has died at 94, according ...

Cheryl Landrieu has been an attorney, the clerk of court for the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, a mother of five ...

Dorothy Prevost and three other mothers sent their six-year-old daughters to previously all-white public schools under federal protection, enforcing constitutional rights at their own personal risk.

OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center's comprehensive look at Black history in the multi-faceted production “Our Story” wa staged ...

Dorothy Prevost was the mother of the late Tessie Prevost, one of the New Orleans Four, the brave 6-year-old girls who ...

In celebration and honor of 100 years of Black History Month, St. Paul Public Library gathered community members to reflect, ...

"The Dugout," a famed piece of American art, is a gift to the museum from the private collection of former Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner. It will neighbor “American Gothic,” already a major attraction.

“It really starts with the kids, and then parents, teachers and the broader community all get involved.” ...

I wanted my children to understand that Black history is not just something that exists in books, or that involves only the major figures they learn about in school: Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick ...

In a rapidly growing region, Alva remains the real rural deal, and its annual Strawberry Festival and quilt show are a great ...