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 ...

Speaking at Harvard’s Tercentenary Theatre, Abdul-Jabbar reflected on his path into social justice activism as a young ...

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

Harvard graduates celebrated commencement on Thursday at a pivotal time for the Ivy League school, cheering speakers who ...

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

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 ...

"People think the Louis Vuitton panties Lisa wore to the 2025 Met Gala have Rosa Parks' face on them," People magazine headlined its report. "According to Vogue, artist Henry Taylor embroidered ...

The 4401 Rosa Parks Apartments development is a collaboration of nonprofit developer Cinnaire Solutions and Woodbridge Neighborhood Development, a community-based organization dedicated to ...

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 ...