Inspire kids to learn about the contributions of Black people not just during Black History Month, but all year long.

Black History Month, honoring the contributions of Black individuals to the country, is observed throughout February ...

Thousands of people gathered at the Henry Ford Museum on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to celebrate the civil rights leader's ...

Philadelphia sued the Trump administration after it directed the Park Service to rip out a memorial to slavery. Elsewhere, ...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s (CPB) board of directors voted on Jan. 5 to dissolve the organization after 58 years of operation.

Now that the 2026 midterm elections are less than a year away, public interest in where things stand is on the rise. Of course, in a democracy no one knows the outcome of an election before it takes ...

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 changed decades of law that permitted citizens to discriminate against others just because of ...

That’s exactly what awaits at Pedernales Falls State Park, a hidden natural masterpiece tucked away near Johnson City, Texas. In a state that prides itself on grandiosity, it’s ironic that one of its ...

Edward Fred Knipling was born in Port Lavaca, Texas, on March 20, 1909. He was the ninth of ten children born to German immigrant Henry ...

LBJ championed civil rights legislation and fought poverty... while his government committed war crimes and spied on political rivals. He's also in the running for rudest president of all time, ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 22, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Front page flashback: Jan. 22, 1973 The ...