In 1935, Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women, an “organization of organizations” to unify African American women’s organizations under one major umbrella. The Mary McLeod Bethune ...

On the chilly day of Jan. 20, 2024, students, faculty and community members gathered across Concordia’s campus to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

She emphasized, “The dream is still alive. Sometimes we feel as if it is deferred. We’ve been telling our students, ‘Don’t ...

Mary Raftery, the Irish journalist behind "States of Fear" and "Behind the Walls," is remembered on the anniversary of her death. Mary Raftery, Irish journalist, filmmaker, and writer, died from ...

The 56th NAACP Image Awards nominees are out! Watch live on February 22, 2025, at 8 PM ET/PT on BET and CBS from Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

The Golden Globes put on a brand new face and aired on a different network (CBS) the other day, but it was still a perplexing mix of oddball winners and ...

In June 1999, a motorist in Whitefish, Montana, called the police after spotting a woman lying on the side of the road. Upon arriving at the scene, officers found Mary Ann Schmitz unconscious, and ...

Yarrow wrote or co-wrote some of the group's biggest 1960s hits, including "Puff, the Magic Dragon" and "Day Is Done." Folk singer Peter Yarrow, best known as a member of the trio Peter, Paul and ...

The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) announced the nominees for the 56th NAACP Image Awards, which will be held on Feb. 22 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in ...

Folk singer Peter Yarrow, best known as a member of the trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at 86. His publicist confirmed Yarrow died Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family at his home in New York ...

The Netflix movie, which debuted on the platform just before Christmas, stars Kerry Washington and features Oprah Winfrey as civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune. As shared by Netflix ...

Folk singer Peter Yarrow, best known as a member of the trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at 86. His publicist confirmed Yarrow died Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family at his home in New ...