Black History Month

OPINION – Most talk about Robinson for his non-baseball accomplishments – affecting change in baseball, but also in society as a whole. But we also need to remember: He was one hell of a baseball player…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The lone survivor of a notorious 1963 Alabama church bombing that killed four black girls is seeking millions in compensation and says she won’t accept a top congressional award to honor the victims…

VIDEO – Former NBA player Bill Russell appeared on a recent taping on ‘Melissa Harris-Perry’ to talk about Jackie Robinson and the impact he had in his life…

BOSTON (AP) – The uproar started in 1974, when a federal judge imposed busing after a lawsuit claimed black students were getting lower-quality education than children who attended mostly white schools.

OPINION – America’s civil rights history evokes a sense of pride and accomplishment, given the hard-fought battles waged in the courtroom and in the streets, and those who were maimed and martyred in the process…

MIAMI (AP) — Thieves made off with an estimated $340,000 in jewelry from Miami Heat star Chris Bosh’s home while he was out celebrating his birthday.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama Legislature has voted to pardon the Scottsboro Boys, more than 80 years after the nine young black men were convicted by all-white juries of raping two white women…