The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan formed a branch in, Louisiana, in 1920 and nearly took control of the state in 1922.

It would be another 26-41 years before the segregated system would begin to catch up; through perseverance and leadership ...

Florida is a fascinating, beautiful, and sweltering state. It’s a prime location for beaches and holidays. But it is also a ...

During Black History Month, News4JAX is celebrating local African American trailblazers who paved the way in politics and ...

Luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance and beyond are celebrated and memorialized in 25 commemorative plaques that now bear ...

From activists to entertainers to record-breaking athletes to a postal worker, we are shining a spotlight on the contributions of influential African Americans as we celebrate Black History Month.

Judge John Hancock kept his half-brothers in bondage until Juneteenth in 1865. He educated his own half-Black son who became ...

Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriette were killed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1951 when a bomb was placed under their home in Mims.

Not every member of the “First Five” graduated from the University, but they are remembered collectively as trailblazers who ...

It can be argued that even before the Harlem Renaissance, the concept of Black intellectualism was born right here in Atlanta.

Segregation was an impetus for me. It was my life. It's my lived experience,” said Ninth Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson. “No ...

Their history is Brooklyn’s history, spanning from the borough’s era as a slaveholding capital in New York and through the ...