In life, there’s the beginning and the end,” John Carlos, the African American sprinter who raised his fist in a black power salute from the podium of the 1968 Olympics, once told me. “The beginning ...

President Trump has once again threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, this time to stop protests in Minnesota. So what ...

The U.S. Supreme Court in early 2026 will hear oral arguments in two cases testing the limits of gun rights under the ...

Thursday marks the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., with Connecticut hosting celebrations across the state up until the calendar holiday on Monday. Check out our list ...

History had me glued to the seat,” she said, reflecting on her arrest as a 15-year-old after refusing to yield her bus seat ...

Claudette Colvin, at 15, was arrested nine months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for also refusing to give up ...

Although she remained a largely unsung figure in the civil rights movement for decades, Colvin's 1955 act of rebellion ...

Claudette Colvin, arrested at 15 years old for refusing to give up her bus seat, helped spark the civil rights movement.

Roughly half a dozen federal prosecutors in Minnesota have resigned and several supervisors in the criminal section of the ...

A top Justice Department official says there is not currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into ...

MonsterQuest returns to the History Channel for Season 5 after a 15-year hiatus. The show features new chilling accounts of alleged encounters with mysterious creatures. Just when you thought it was ...