Jesse Jackson's death at 84 brings reflections on his enduring legacy, from inspiring youth with hope to his pivotal role in ...

The Rev. Al Sharpton lead a protest march Thursday through Manhattan's Financial District to urge corporate America to resist the Trump administration’s campaign to roll back diversity, equity and ...

Sandi Brewster-walker, of North Amityville, was Jackson's Connecticut primary campaign director for his presidential runs in ...

Many a socialite visited Ann Lowe’s Gowns, a salon on Manhattan’s Lexington Avenue, in the 1950s. The daughter and ...

They didn’t think I’d finish my walk alive," Moore wrote in his diary. "They didn’t think people believed I really stood for ...

Charles H. King Jr., a renowned Civil Rights leader, died 35 years ago in Atlanta, Georgia. Founder and president of the Atlanta-based Urban Crisis Center, King was a contemporary of Martin Luther ...

Honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., a fearless leader in the Civil Rights Movement and global human rights advocate.

Al Letson revisits a story about civil rights activist Bayard Rustin that he produced 16 years ago for Black History Month.

The second son of President and Mrs. Kennedy didn’t live for even two days, but his effect on his family—and the nation—would be long lasting.

Church friends discover they stood together at one of America's most pivotal moments in history.

Reggie Williams and NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE When Black leaders proceeded from Selma to Birmingham, Alabama, in 1965 to demonstrate for voting rights, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel marched beside the Rev.

Victor Goines writes music that feels lived in — like it carries the fingerprints of every porch, pew, second‑line parade route, and jam session that shaped him. Bach built cathedrals. Mozart spun ...