Unlike most cities, especially in the south, Atlanta has consistently been run by Black politicians since 1974, and there’s a ...

The advertisement is of the Gold Dust Twins, who for the first half of the 20th century served as racist branding for ...

ATLANTA — For nearly a century, civil rights activist Xernona Clayton has dedicated her life to serving her community. Clayton, 95, helped the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. plan marches. She was ...

During Black History Month, WSB takes a look at the Atlanta Police Department’s first all-African American recruit class. The ...

Feb. 25, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Walter White — arguably the most influential Black man in mid-century America ...

Andrew Young is a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a two-term mayor of Atlanta. The nation last saw him as he delivered a heartfelt ...

Black History Month is the perfect time to acquaint your family and yourself with some of the many African American historical sites that dot the South.

Mary Jamila Dozier-Jones was only 8 years old when she started the Montgomery Gospel Trio with Minnie Hendricks-McKents and ...

Civil Rights Leader and Georgia lawmaker Julian Bond SNL—along with Atlanta-based band Brick as the musical guest.

King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...

March 17 marks 106 years since the birth of musician Nat King Cole, whose success paved the way for future generations of ...