racism

Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is hosting Negro Leagues Baseball Week from June 20-24. The Indianapolis Indians are paying homage to the pioneers of the Negro...

The annual Community Peace Walk is a celebration of young Black voices in the Martindale-Brightwood community speaking on issues that are important to them.

Local filmmakers to host screening of "The Pendleton 2: They Stood Up," a documentary about a prisoner uprising at Pendleton Correctional Facility.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — It's been 60 years since civil rights leader Medgar Evers was murdered outside his Mississippi home. His widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, is 90 years old. She says he misses him terribly and is proud of his legacy. Several events have been held in Mississippi this month to commemorate the work of the Evers family. Evers was leader of the Mississippi NAACP from 1954 until his death in 1963. He pushed for voting rights and racial equality. Evers-Williams was national chairperson of the NAACP from 1995 to 1998. She says she remains committed to trying to eliminate racism and prejudice.

The story of Black men attending and graduating from Harvard University is one of triumph, perseverance and companionship. Despite facing numerous obstacles, these men...

Under the Patient Bill of Rights, people have the right to request a new doctor, nurse or caregiver. They can also get a timely response to requests from medical professionals.

NEW YORK (AP) — The choking death of a man at the hands of another New York subway rider was setting off powerful reactions Thursday, with...

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — President Joe Biden used the searing memories of Selma’s “Bloody Sunday” to recommit to a cornerstone of democracy, lionizing a seminal moment...

We live in a made-up world. I don’t mean it’s not real because it certainly is. Our society, however, is constructed based on the thoughts...

Now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director has called racism a “serious public health threat,” public health experts are watching...