The day before early voting on a Democratic proposal to redraw Virginia's 11 congressional districts kicked off, one Republican lawmaker compared the effort to the Jim Crow policies that once ...

Six decades after the end of Jim Crow laws, Virginia’s General Assembly continues the commonwealth’s belated reckoning with its ugly past. In their recently completed session, lawmakers officially ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Alberta Northcutt Ellis, a Springfield native and former owner of Alberta’s Hotel, provided Black travelers along Route 66 a safe, reliable, and welcoming place to stay during ...

After World War II, Black American veterans came home from fighting tyranny overseas only to face segregation, voter suppression, police brutality, and racist violence in the country they had served.

Correspondent photo / Sean Barron C.J. Hall, a sophomore who is home-schooled, looks at a statue Friday of a dog attacking a black child in Birmingham, Alabama, site of the May 1963 Children’s Crusade ...

Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for essential news each day, and our contests and promotions list for special offers and giveaways. I live in ...

The Chicago Cubs and All-Star Pete Crow-Armstrong are finalizing a long-term contract extension, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. Terms of the pending deal were reported Tuesday, with Crow-Armstrong ...

As executive director of Stepping Stone of San Diego, I am proud to lead one of the nation’s only LGBTQ+-specialized addiction recovery organizations. This year, as we celebrate our 50th anniversary, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - As Route 66 marks its centennial, a travel guide from the Jim Crow era offers a window into the experiences of Black Americans who drove the Mother Road. The Green Book, ...

Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Monday slammed a Republican voting requirement bill championed by President Trump as a top priority piece of legislation as “nothing but a throwback” to Jim Crow laws.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Monday slammed a Republican voting requirement bill championed by President Trump as a top priority ...

Democrats in Congress continue to resist the SAVE America Act by claiming that it seeks a return to the “Jim Crow era” and “discriminates” against women, but can they back up their claims? The SAVE ...