Paul Patterson was the first longstanding Black employee, and first Black executive, in Chicago Bears history. Jack M Silverstein explores Patterson’s journey here.

Beatles legend Paul McCartney opens up about his band's lesser-known songs, calling some filler and revealing the truth ...

Norman Francis, the first Black president of Xavier University of Louisiana, who played an important role in the civil rights ...

The victory by the U.S. men's hockey team over the heavily favored Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics is widely ...

By John Rogers Since its inception in 1968, Lake County Blue Coats Inc. has honored 131 police officers and firefighters with the Dr. Jorge Medina Distinguished Service Award. That tradition ...

Rev. Lyman Parks isn’t one of Grand Rapids’ founding fathers, but he is one of the city’s true trailblazers and influencers.

Civil rights leader and minister Jesse Jackson died Tuesday, leaving behind a legacy of advocacy and fierce support for the Black community and all those underrepresented in government.

Leroy Eldridge Cleaver was one of the best-known and most recognizable symbols of African American rebellion in the 1960s as ...

So what records came out of Long Island? You might be surprised. Among them are a famous rock anthem, a forgotten psychedelic oddity, a hip-hop landmark and two well-known titles from a certain ...

A book launch was held at the National Civil Rights Museum to mark the release of late civil rights icon Rev. James Lawson's memoir.