Troy native Rev. John Reynolds will lead the 60th anniversary of the SCOPE Project.  SCOPE (Summer Community Organization for ...

Black women fed, protected and housed the activists who traveled to Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 to demonstrate for voting ...

A moment of comedy at the beginning of t Symphony’s IN UNISON Chorus annual Black History Month concert turned into a fulfilled prophecy Friday night at Stifel Theatre. “If you thought this was the ...

Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...

He was among the first rows of people who crossed the Edmond Pettus Bridge on what is known as "Bloody Sunday." ...

About halfway between Selma and Montgomery, a group of four men pulled up along the car and shot her, killing her instantly.

Birth name: Andrew Jackson Young Jr. Father: Andrew Jackson Young, dentist Mother: Daisy (Fuller) Young, teacher Marriages: Carolyn (McClain) Young (April 15, 1996-present); Jean (Childs) Young (June ...

When people think of Black history, they may primarily associate the month with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. While King was a ...

The trust’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has raised more than $150 million to preserve historic African ...

Today, Mobley wishes Blacks would become more active in promoting their history.

The fact that slaves were sold in St. Augustine isn't in dispute; in 1827, the young New England writer Ralph Waldo Emerson ...

It's Adopt a School Week and the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama is celebrating multiple accomplishments in their program ...