Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a complex man and an incredible leader, and it is important and instructive to reflect on his ...

As a teen raised in the Rust Belt in the 1960s, Alan Cashaw wasn’t blind to the fact that racism existed. But he also knew freedom in. “There was never a question over whether I could vote when I ...

Pastor Walter Womack, president of the Memphis Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), has died, according to officials with the NAACP Memphis Branch.

A prominent Memphis community faith leader, Rev. Walter Womack, died on Wednesday, the Memphis branch of the National ...

Well-known religious leader Dr. Walter Womack, who served as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, died Wednesday. His wife, Deborah Womack, says he died ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - It was a normal Sunday service for Austin Heights Baptist Church in Nacogdoches, but with an ...

In Alabama, many have come through the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, but have you ever stopped to ask, why is it named Shuttlesworth?Well, the ...

The holiday is also an appropriate introduction to Black History Month, officially designated as February. On April 4, 1968, ...

The Black church has long played a significant role in supporting faith and the fight for Civil Rights in America, with its ...

He worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. While it may have been during his younger years, he said King was able to convince him to fight ...

The first Black congregations in America pre-date the nation’s founding in 1776. Since then, African American churches continue to support faith, and the fight for Civil Rights across the ...

By Christine WeertsSpecial to the Selma Times JournalThis year marks the 125th anniversary of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” ...