The late Steve Schapiro tells the stories behind many of his iconic photographs in the new documentary 'Steve Schapiro: Being ...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Presbyterian Church in Springfield has reopened its doors, five years after being set on ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson founded the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, a Chicago-based non-profit organization, which announced his recent ...

Ghost-Note stopped by NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C., for an especially funky and soulful Tiny Desk Concert.

Friday marked the 65th anniversary of Ruby Bridges becoming the first African American to integrate an all-white school after ...

In Birmingham, Alabama, Chief Michael Pickett is attracting attention for his looks. He's flattered – but focused on lowering ...

The government shutdown underscored an uncomfortable reality: tens of millions of people are frequently in danger of going ...

But in Philadelphia and other U.S. cities, studies have shown that if you live in a Black or Hispanic neighborhood, your home is more likely to be appraised below its market value when compared to ...

The Sarasota resident and former NBA player, now committed to mentorship, sees his jersey raised to the rafters at his alma ...

In the ensuing U.S. Supreme Court case over the seizure of Stanford’s possessions, Justice Potter Stewart described the Act ...

A group of youngsters on their way to a basketball game aboard the 1 train ended up having a sweet, intergenerational exchange of ideas on democracy with a group of adult members from the local ...

While many lament the polarized and seemingly internecine nature of politics in America and around the world in recent years, it was at least a breath of fresh air to witness one sweet, ...