Parren J. Mitchell, a trailblazer in politics and civil rights, was the first African American elected to Congress from ...

A dozen years of lobbying later, Congress ... National Museum of African Art. She said the memorial will allow the country to revisit King's message, and thinks the portrayal in stone is fitting.

“This was a story that had really been suppressed both in the local memory and certainly the national ... and African American studies scholar Dr. David Blight The mention of Memorial Day ...

The sign language interpreter widely ridiculed for his performance at the Nelson Mandela memorial stands by ... the proceedings at the ruling African National Congress elective conference, the ...