The critiques of figures like Garvey, Carmichael, Newton, and Baldwin remind us of historical patterns of resistance and ...

In Arkansas, between 1868 and 1893, at least 87 Black men were elected to and served in the Arkansas General Assembly.

The appearance of a group of people carrying Nazi symbols and signs bearing white supremacist language in Evendale is ...

In the lawsuit, the city states that people associated with the group made death threats last year against those who expressed support for Haitian residents.

Just as Pepsi and Doritos can take advantage of the biggest TV audience of the year, can a social cause do the same-- a cause like, say, fighting antisemitism?

Even when a speaker is divisive, the office they hold — and the ideas they bring — demand engagement, not retreat. That is ...

For more than a decade, locals have envisioned an outdoor music venue at the 7.5-acre St. James Park, turning a neglected spot into an iconic downtown destination. The park was designed in the 1800s ...

The groups, both clad in black and masked, stood on opposite sides of Grand River Avenue, each protecting very different ...

In a lengthy statement chiding the media and local organization SAGE, the city denounced both messages of hate and messages ...

Ipalibo has been arrested 12 times. In 2024 alone, he spent 11 days behind bars—11 nights in cold, filthy cells—with his ...

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Gilbert Bates was getting madder by the minute. The 31-year-old farmer was chewing the fat with a neighbor in November 1867.