Feb. 27 — In 1869, John Willis Menard rose from his seat in the chamber of the U.S. Congress to defend his status as the ...

Nearly 70 years ago, events would take place that cemented themselves in the storied history of Tallahassee and were a ...

With a brand-new federal holiday proposal, Americans could soon have an additional day off between Thanksgiving and Christmas ...

There's a new effort to create a federal holiday in honor of Rosa Parks. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell held a news conference ...

Rep. Terri Sewell today described her proposed holiday as counter measure to what she called an attack on diversity and Black history by President Donald Trump’s administration.

On what would have been Rosa Parks' 112th birthday, U.S. Representatives Terri A. Sewell of Alabama, Joyce M. Beatty of Ohio, and Shomari C. Figures of Alabama ...

Rosa Parks is known for being a civil rights icon. But did you know that she was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on Feb. 4, 1913?

A group of Minneapolis police officers and Black residents explored history museums and historic sites in Alabama detailing ...

ABC 33/40 is taking time to honor the achievements and legacies of African Americans for Black History Month.Each day we will ...