Pastor and contemporary gospel artist Pastor Mike McClure Jr. talks about his role as Magic City Classic ambassador, his ...

Young ran for Congress, winning in 1972 before being appointed as ambassador to the United Nations by President Jimmy Carter.

Statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller, pivotal figures for change, were unveiled Friday on the grounds of the Alabama ...

At 93, the former U.N. ambassador and civil rights icon looks back on the unglamorous but essential labor that helped ...

Thanks to Miss Major's fight for trans rights, Alabama is the home of two Black and trans-led organizations who have fed, housed and supported those in need of care.

The civil rights movement that gained strength in the 1960s was marked by citizen activism – as well as police violence ...

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AWAKEN is organized each year by the Division of Social Justice and Racial Equity. The 2025 program theme was “Art as ...

During a book tour stop in Alabama, former Vice President Kamala Harris rallies Democrats and addresses her political future ...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIEPDIA Birmingham, Ala. (AP) — As Democrats dig in for a lengthening government shutdown, former Vice President ...