As the nation reflects on the life and legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, educators and students in Atlanta say his passing is also a moment to look forward.

From Sen. Raphael Warnock to Ambassador Andrew Young, Georgia officials and former Atlanta mayors remember Jesse Jackson as a ...

The Reverend Jesse Jackson, a champion of the civil rights movement, has died at 84.

A traveling exhibit celebrating civil rights leader Lonnie C. King Jr. brings national history back to its local roots.

ATLANTA - On Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, the weathered facade of the old Butler Street YMCA still stands as a silent witness to a century of revolution. For 118 years, it served as a cornerstone of Black ...

ATLANTA — The Reverend Jesse Jackson, longtime civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and two-time presidential candidate, passed away today at the age of 84. Jackson's life was marked by tireless ...

A new chapter has been added to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

(RNS) — We still see efforts to roll back civil and human rights for Black people in America.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, America’s most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of the Rev. Dr ...

In 1994, Daniels was added to the Episcopal Church’s calendar as a martyr and witness to the gospel. Morrisroe, a Catholic ...

In 1963, Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr., a white Democrat, risked his political life by testifying before Congress in favor of the bill that would become the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He was the only ...

Protesters are expected to gather in downtown Atlanta Sunday afternoon for a peaceful march and rally opposing federal immigration enforcement policies and what organizers describe as a broader ...