Independence Day celebrations are usually filled with fireworks, parades and patriotic festivities. So, how did it begin?

Yolanda Renée King is the sole grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King—and is just as passionate. She ...

Almost four years after his “I Have a Dream” speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived at a tent-in demonstration in DuPage County.

Gun violence is highest in Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods, where organizers say tackling poverty is the only way to create ...

NBA champion Kenrich Williams brought the title home to Waco, hosting a community block party that drew hundreds and ...

Dylan Harper and Carter Bryant have longed dreamed of playing together. With the Spurs in San Antonio, they'll get the chance ...

From laid-back coffee shops perfect for those early morning pick-me-ups to new pizza joints and sweet spots, there’s something to discover in every corner of the Magic City this month. Whether you’re ...

Harold X. Evans, the New Orleans actor and stage director known as the "Dean of Black Theater," has died. He was 79.

The assassination of a Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband and the shooting of another lawmaker and his wife at their homes are just the latest addition to a long and unsettling roll c ...

The first Black woman elected to the US Senate and former US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa has some stories to tell.

As someone who was raised in California and is now raising my own children in Orange County, I have visited Disneyland well ...

Gail Etienne, Leona Tate, and Tessie Prevost's story was overshadowed for decades. Hurricane Katrina’s anniversary brings new ...