Santita Jackson thanked Gov. Henry McMaster for the honor. The Republican governor approved the family’s request after the office of U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson denied a similar request that ...

Three former presidents are among those who plan to attend the memorial service for civil rights activist Jesse Jackson March ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland Metroparks always seems to have something new in the works, but this year may be like none other. Zoo visitors will see a major, new attraction in what was once the ...

JACKSON LEADERS SAY MAJOR ROAD AND BRIDGE REPAIRS COULD SOON BE MOVING FORWARD INCLUDING WORK ON A WELL- TRAVELED BRIDGE IN THE CAPITAL CITY. THE CITY HAS REDESIGNED THE M-L-K BRIDGE AND IS NOW ...

Obituary / The civil-rights activist and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition changed what’s possible in politics. John Nichols The Rev. Jesse Jackson never stopped campaigning. Even in the last ...

New Orleans must be the world capital of parades. After Mardi Gras, the city barely has a chance to catch its breath before ...

Two trails, one in downtown Baton Rouge and one in BREC’s Mary J. Lands Park, tell stories of resilience, community, activism ...

After reading to students in a Read Across America event, Charleston Mayor Cogswell hung out with 100 curious third graders ...

Several thousand citizens made their way to Columbia Monday as South Carolina held memorial services in the state's capital ...

Twenty years after Walmart opened at the Marina Landing Shopping Center, the developer is seeking to rezone a portion of the si ...

Color Me Mine, a paint-your-own-pottery franchise, hosted a grand reopening in January. The business, located at 1300 Colley Ave. in Norfolk, is under new ownership by husband-and-wife team Adam and ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a two-time presidential candidate and civil rights icon who died Feb. 17, is being honored Monday in his home state. A tribute began with a mile-long procession of ...