During the Civil Rights Movement, restaurants were vital for protesters and organizers to gather. Here are some of the most ...

But in the years since, baseball participation amongst black youth nationwide has cratered. According to a study by the University of Central Florida, the percentage of Black players in the MLB ...

The patriarch was an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement and later became the 55th Mayor of Atlanta. While his daughter did not launch her own political career, she dedicated her work to ...

After his work with Dr. King and being a pioneer of the Civil Rights movement, Young entered the world of politics. In 1972, he became the first Black Congressman from Georgia since reconstruction.

But, his Civil Rights involvement made him an undeniable historical figure. In the way of his death, Xernona Clayton-Brady sat down with FOX 5 Atlanta's Joi Dukes to retell some of his best stories.

The major civil rights movement decisions, from the March on Washington to the Poor People’s Campaign, were made at the tables of Atlanta’s historic Black-owned restaurants.

An icon of the civil rights movement in Atlanta has passed away. Rev. Fred D. Taylor was known for his unique approach to leading protests with the help of a megaphone.

When the National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCHR) opened in 2014, it was a groundbreaking look into how Atlanta—and the South as a whole—shaped the civil rights movement in America.

Atlanta civil rights hero asks the next generation to 'take the torch - and run with it' Rev. Eric Terrell has donned the iconic red shirt and blue overalls for decades, stirring good trouble in ...

Falechiondro Karcheik Sims-Alvarado, Ph.D., an assistant professor of Africana studies at Morehouse College, CEO of Preserve Black Atlanta, a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) dedicated to identifying, recording ...

Founded by a formerly enslaved man, Alonzo Herndon, Atlanta Life started supporting the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s. Antonin would rise to become an executive at Atlanta Life.

Saturday, civil rights leaders and their allies mark 60 years since the original March on Washington, and they hope to recapture the spark that forever changed America.