Billionaire Linda McMahon slipped up by admitting she doesn't know who civil rights hero Ruby Bridges is during a House hearing held several months ago.

Tony Dungy is coming to Tucson to be a part of Bob Elliott's "Fireside Chat" series that's hosted by the African American ...

Anybody who spent enough time in elementary school has heard of the Mayflower, the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary War and the Gettysburg Address. Anybody who ...

The commemorative coins minted to mark America’s 250th anniversary have officially begun circulating—but large swaths of the nation’s history failed to make the cut. What remains is a narrow vision of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A former Safe Routes to School coordinator says she was fired for wearing a Ruby Bridges t-shirt. In a complaint filed last week in federal court, former employee Beth Schmidt ...

Six-year-old Ruby Bridges is unbowed, her gaze steady despite the racist graffiti creeping into the frame of the iconic image. The painting — a true-to-life illustration of the fight to integrate New ...

A former Salem program coordinator is suing for wrongful termination after being fired for wearing a shirt depicting a famous civil rights painting. The shirt featured Norman Rockwell's "The Problem ...

Everest Elementary School hosted a community walk to celebrate Ruby Bridges Day on Nov. 14. The event honored Ruby Bridges, who was the first Black child to integrate an all-White school in New ...

Over three years, the U.S. Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee sifted through hundreds of ideas for commemorative coins to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. The group settled on ...

LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE OR THE DEATH PENALTY. NEW TONIGHT-- A MISSISSIPPI CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER IS NOW AT THE CENTER OF A NATIONAL DEBATE OVER AMERICA'S HISTORY. THIS A ...

The Trump administration jettisoned a plan to honor the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage and the civil-rights movement on quarters for the nation’s 250th birthday. Those themes were part of a ...