Harvard is set to award the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal to Queen Latifah
Music artist and actress Queen Latifah is among the honorees being recognized by Harvard University this year for their contributions to...
Bulletproof memorial to Mississippi civil rights icon Emmett Till replaces vandalized sign
A new bulletproof memorial to slain civil rights icon Emmett Till was unveiled Saturday in Mississippi after previous historical markers...
Representative Elijah Cummings, of Baltimore, died early Thursday at the age of 68
Representative Elijah Cummings, of Baltimore, died early Thursday at the age of 68, his office said. Cummings passed away at Johns...
California law bans for-profit, private prisons, including immigration detention centers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Friday that would eliminate private, for-profit prisons, including those used for...
History Montgomery, Alabama, elects its first African-American mayor
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Montgomery, a city where more than half the population is black and known as the birthplace of the civil rights...
Saints linebacker Demario Davis wins appeal over 'Man of God' headband
NEW ORLEANS - Saints defensive star Demario Davis says he's won his fight against an NFL fine over his "Man of God" headband. Davis...