Norman C. Francis, who advised eight presidents on education and civil rights issues, has been called “one of the most ...

Mr. Jackson was critical to Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest to transform a fight for equality in the South to a national ...

A long-time Metro Detroiter who, in his youth, became a Civil Rights Activist, took part in demonstrations that helped to ...

When the Freedom Riders rolled into Jackson in 1961, Mississippi responded with mass arrests — and the Riders answered with a strategy that reshaped the civil rights movement.

The Freedom Riders were civil rights activists (over 400 Black and white Americans) who rode together on buses and trains in ...

On the front lines of change.” That was the message Thursday night in Evansville as a Freedom Rider shared his story with students at Bosse High School. At just 13, ...

ESPN's 'SportsCenter on Campus' celebrated Black History Month at Jackson State, featuring coach Mo Williams and Civil Rights ...

Fredericksburg, Virginia’s new Civil Rights Trail titled “Freedom, A Work in Progress,” offers unique insights into the ...

Norman C. Francis was one of the most influential New Orleanians of the past century. These five moments and memories help show his impact.

Dr. Norman Francis, former HBCU president and influential leader in education and banking, died in New Orleans, Louisiana, at age 94 on February 18, 2026.

What happened at the 1965 Freedom Ride? Over 15 days (13 February 13 – 26 February 26), a group of 30 University of Sydney student members of the Student ...

They didn’t think I’d finish my walk alive," Moore wrote in his diary. "They didn’t think people believed I really stood for the things I do.” ...