Exploring the effectiveness of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent activism in today's context. Critics and supporters weigh in on the pros and cons of his approach.

Tolliver's book A More Perfect Party: The Night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics unpacks how a groundbreaking fundraiser by Chisholm and Carroll in 1972 brought together ...

Below is a look at the real history that inspired the show. Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the political organization known as the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California, in 1966.

Hear the inside story of Huey Newton and the Black Panthers with this documentary that examines their efforts to promote the rights of African Americans as well as the organizations violent ...

State are celebrating Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy in a number of ways. Here are a few ways you can celebrate: ...

From the Gold Rush to World War II to the rise of Silicon Valley, the Bay Area’s history is rich, varied, often problematic ...

From the Museum of the African Diaspora to two museums dedicated to the Black Panther Party, here are five institutions where ...

Even before 1960, when seventeen countries in Africa gained independence in a single year, American diplomats had identified ...