Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have brought forward a bill to add a federal holiday on December 1, honoring Rosa ...

With a brand-new federal holiday proposal, Americans could soon have an additional day off between Thanksgiving and Christmas ...

Laketran and Geauga Transit, in partnership with the NAACP of Lake County, have continued recognizing the life and legacy of Rosa Parks — the civil rights activist who sparked the Montgomery Bus ...

Al Allen, a longtime fixture on Detroit Fox owned station WJBK, has died. He was 79. Fox 2 said that Allen passed away at a ...

As of 2023, more than half of states across the U.S. recognize Juneteenth as a permanent state holiday, according to the Pew ...

Feb. 27 — In 1869, John Willis Menard rose from his seat in the chamber of the U.S. Congress to defend his status as the ...

J.T. Pinna and wife Kaira Grundig, owners of Half Moon Rondout Cafe in Kingston. Pinna’s podcast reaches millions. (Photo by Rokosz Most) With a glance. With a wince. With a scowl. With a shake of the ...

It's Black History Month and the Up First newsletter wants to highlight local history makers. Do you know anyone who has made ...

Birmingham, and Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, introduced the Rosa Park Day Act to make Dec. 1 a national federal holiday ...

WSFA 12 News Anchor Mark Bullock sat down with Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to discuss key points on her political agenda for 2025.

Pensacola Beach is known for attracting visitors, and officials say those visitors have significantly helped the economy, supporting thousands of jobs and generating ...

A judge ordered the naming rights of the extremist group the Proud Boys be given to the Metropolitan African Methodist ...