Harold Kenneth "H.K." Edgerton, a former president of the Asheville-Buncombe NAACP who became nationally-known for this ...

The civil rights law that has allowed lawsuits against local and state police doesn’t apply to federal agents.

Frost allegedly was assaulted at the Sundance Film Festival by someone who called on him to be deported and hurled racist ...

Salisbury Post Editor Chandler Inions recently wrote a moving opinion piece “Keep walking even when it’s hard” (Jan. 18) after the Buddhists monks visited our area and stayed at the […] ...

"I regret and am deeply mortified by my actions in that state, and am committed to accountability, treatment, and meaningful ...

Dr. King’s message was never meant to be frozen in time. It demands ongoing engagement, and moral courage, especially at a ...

As Angela Davis celebrates her 82nd birthday Monday (Jan. 26), The Root honors the living legacy of the revolutionary ...

The House Un-American Activities Committee was given sweeping powers to investigate subversion in the US in the mid-20th ...

New details have become clear after Julia Tucker and Joel Gratton were arrested during an anti-ICE protest in Marion Square ...

The fliers, which warned of a “Mass Deportation,” were found on Inauguration Day in northern Kentucky, according to authorities.