Attorneys general from 17 states have argued Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act should be declared unconstitutional ...

The Reagan administration took an early lead attacking affirmative action as a quota-based program. It was during the ...

Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...

She was attacked by mounted police officers on "Bloody Sunday" in Selma. Her efforts, along with "Bloody Sunday," were significant in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

March 17 marks 106 years since the birth of musician Nat King Cole, whose success paved the way for future generations of ...

February is Black History Month — but where did the concept come from? The answer is right here in Central Virginia.

The Fox News headline quoting Massachusetts Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley was hilarious. Quite unintentionally.

The story of Black History Month begins in 1915. At this time, scholar Carter G. Woodson founded what today is called the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. He would later ...

1875: Tillotson Institute offered elementary ... Also this year, William Akins, B.T. Snell and Narveline Drennan integrated AISD’s all-white teaching staff. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed. 1965: ...

100 GW by 2047 The civil nuclear energy in India got a much-needed boost and clarity with the Union Budget setting an aim of 100 GW capacity by 2047 and changes in the Atomic Energy Act and the Civil ...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was a major overhaul of the tax code, signed into law by President Donald Trump in his first term on Jan. 1, 2018. The Senate passed TCJA on Dec. 2, 2017 ...

President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act—an immigration enforcement law named for a 22-year-old college student who was murdered last February—into law on Wednesday, making it the ...