So now, The Root is taking a closer look at the anti-racist white heroes who were just as down for civil rights as Black ...

The honors bestowed upon Blake in his later years were many and well deserved, including having his name on a park and a ...

Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story” is a 67-year-old colorful comic book still making an impact across the globe ...

NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar spoke to graduating students at Harvard University on May 28, telling the new graduates ...

Oh no!!!!!” “Hush your mouth!” “No way!!” “Against my religion!” “Who do I call?”  These are just a few gasps I uttered after learning that the Southern accent was slowly disappearing.   Bless those ...

A federal appeals panel has ruled that a 2024 local law to bar yoga classes for larger groups in San Diego's shoreline parks ...

BERLIN — Section by section, American artist Ryan Mendoza painstakingly disassembled the small wood-frame home of civil rights icon Rosa Parks after learning that the struggling city of Detroit ...

A conservation deal will quadruple the size of the original 515-acre Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park and link it directly to ...

Newly appointed Commissioner of New York City Parks, Iris Rodriguez Rosa, joins PIX on Politics to discuss whether the city is ready for the influx of New Yorkers at the beaches, pools, and parks.