At 93, the former U.N. ambassador and civil rights icon looks back on the unglamorous but essential labor that helped ...

Young ran for Congress, winning in 1972 before being appointed as ambassador to the United Nations by President Jimmy Carter.

The civil rights movement that gained strength in the 1960s was marked by citizen activism – as well as police violence ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Trump administration plans to deploy 1,000 national guard troops to New Orleans and Baton Rouge, according to the Washington Post. This wouldn’t be the first time this year ...

The "No Kings" protests were scheduled for Saturday in response to President Trump mobilizing troops in major cities across ...

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The New Orleans Police Department too often uses excessive force, conducts illegal stops and arrests, and has a pattern of discriminating on the basis of race, gender and ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges made a powerful appearance during New York Fashion Week that left many in the audience in tears. Bridges, who in 1960 became the first Black child ...