NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Forty-seven years ago, 14 black students from Tennessee State University were beaten and arrested during the Freedom Rides that helped integrate the South.

Several events are being held in the Houston area to commemorate the day slaves in Galveston learned that they had been freed ...

San Diego’s Smooth Jazz Festival, a stand-up appearance by George Lopez, a summer choral concert and “Moulin Rouge! The ...

Texas Southern University and the Houston-based law firm, Roberts Markland, announced a new partnership. The partnership will conduct a study of the legal and economic impacts due ...

The Children’s Defense Fund started the first two freedom schools in Mississippi, continuing the mission of “The Freedom Riders”— groups of college students who traveled throughout the ...

Freedom Riders were college kids fighting for equality, and these college students are trying to continue that legacy by helping students in the classroom. For more on Freedom School in Sacramento ...

A concussion occurs when you take a hit, jolt or movement that causes the brain to suddenly shift in your head. Although commonly associated with contact sports, the risk of obtaining a concussion can ...