A community engagement session took place in Rochester Monday for a proposed historic byway. The “Harriet Tubman Underground ...

No other changes are expected soon to the fleet of John Lewis-class ships, most of which are named after civil rights figures ...

Rochester hosted the latest in a series of public forums on Monday on the proposed Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad New ...

Three people were arrested after a shooting Sunday night in Northwest Portland. One suspect remains at large, according to ...

Former White House official praises city's grassroots sustainability efforts that put vulnerable communities at the center.

In short, the Bay Area buzzed with life. To showcase that same vitality, we started Fogcutter, SFGATE’s weekly column of events. Every week, we send our reporters out into the field to cover local ...

Celebrate Pride Month 2025 by adding Winging It With You, Loca, I Think They Love You, and these others LGBTQ+ books to your ...

Thomas Jefferson, steeped in Enlightenment philosophy, wrote that we have the unalienable rights to life, liberty and the ...

The Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center is getting a financial boost from the state of New York more than a year after the museum lost its annual allotment of casino revenue. State ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Navy renamed an oiler originally named after gay rights activist and veteran Harvey Milk to honor Chief Watertender Oscar Peterson instead.

Three awards were presented Wednesday evening: the Jane L.S. Davidson Award going to Bertha Jackson; the CCHPN Municipal ...