National Perspectives: Reviving a Birthplace of Civil Rights
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Once a mecca for aspiring African-American professionals, local leaders want to revive Atlantaâs Sweet Auburn neighborhood.
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The main theme of the Hoyasâ weeklong run in the Big East Conference Tournament has been reviving past glories.
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The 14-part series documenting the civil rights movement is in jeopardy because the rights to much of the archival footage in it have expired. Documentary filmmakers say securing clearance rights is a growing problem, and it will get worse. By Katie Dean.
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In Atlanta, there has been a concerted effort to refresh the cityÂs memory of a deadly race riot that was forgotten almost as soon as it ended.
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The meeting of the the Democratic National Committee (DNC) last weekend in Washington, D.C. Ã¢ÂÂ its first since the partyÃ¢ÂÂs takeover of the Senate and the House in the 2006 elections Ã¢ÂÂ provided the first real showcase for those hopefuls who want to pursue the DemocratsÃ¢ÂÂ next big goal: taking back the White House in the 2008 election.
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Focus groups are hardly new to American politics, but they have taken on new relevance in a country where the ideological divide has grown into a chasm.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 25 -- The Rev. Al Sharpton, the prominent civil rights activist, is descended from a slave owned by relatives of the late senator and one-time segregationist Strom Thurmond, a genealogical study released Sunday  reported.
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DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Nearly every political milestone in Bangladesh has its roots in the stately, tree-lined campus of the University of Dhaka, where student-led protests have repeatedly given rise to sweeping changes in government. So it came as little surprise to many students last month when the...
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The documentary "Eyes on the Prize," is lauded as the quintessential work on the civil rights movement, but don't expect to buy a new copy or watch it on PBS any time soon. Legally, that is.
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By GREG LANGLEY  No one who was a slave in the American South is still living. Yet the words of slaves will be heard again at Magnolia Mound Plantation today.
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WASHINGTON -- From all corners of the United States, from Canada and even Peru, tens of thousands of people descended on the National Mall yesterday for the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian.
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By Aaron Gould Sheinin, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Mar.
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At the start of Black History Month, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture announced the creation of an education project focusing on black migration over the past 400 years.
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Tours, exhibits and commemorative plaques in the Capitol should recognize the contributions of slaves in constructing Congress' home, experts told a House committee Wednesday
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Transitions of the nation's largest African American and Hispanic rights groups highlight differences in their outlooks and agendas.
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By Eric Ferreri, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 5--DURHAM -- A local developer's vision to turn Heritage Square shopping center into a mixed-use hub might hinge on contributions from city and county government.
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Recent research at the Schomburg Center about African-American migration could redefine black history.