After integration, many cities in the South decided to just shut pools down rather than let Black people in, including Tallahassee. During the summers of 1964-1967, the city commission closed public ...

Cedar Rapids voters in 1958 approved a $425,000 bond issue to build three swimming pools in the city, at Noelridge, Bever and Jones parks. The Noelridge pool in the northeast quadrant was the last of ...

"The Root" senior writer Michael Harriot raised new questions about former Vice President Joe Biden's perspective on race relations in the wake of comments he made about slavery during Thursday's ...

POTTSVILLE – The Ivyside Swim Club property at the base of Sharp Mountain is for sale. The private club’s pool, which was last opened in 2022, had been a place for members to swim and socialize for ...

With the June solstice comes high temperatures, trips to the pool and thoughts of lazy, peaceful summer days. While the viral video of a white police officer waving his gun at black teenagers at a ...

Regular readers of the Los Angeles Times Home section may recognize this jaunty Pasadena property from a 2009 feature. Located on a half-acre plot near the Langham Hotel, the 3,500-square-foot home ...