As the nation reflects on the life and legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, educators and students in Atlanta say his passing is also a moment to look forward.

The project is co-directed by two-time Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot - recognized for The Queen of Basketball and The Last ...

Dick Gregory was a pioneer in social satire, using his comedy to address racial tensions in the US during the 1950s and 1960s ...

Can basketball really change a nation? Hear from the filmmakers of "Hoops, Hopes & Dreams," to learn how Dr. Martin Luther ...

The film, which blends new interviews, archival footage and watercolor animation, will drop on the service later this year, and seems likely to contend for the best documentary short Oscar a year from ...

America has lost a titan in the struggle for civil rights and racial justice. From his days at the side of Dr. King, to his moral leadership in this century, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. spent his life ...

American Masters releases the first trailer for “W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause,” a two-hour PBS documentary narrated by Viola Davis.

The Weeksville Heritage Center will host a screening and panel discussion on the documentary film "Everlasting: The life and legacy of Medgar Evers" on Feb. 19.

“Hidden Figures” is the powerful true story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and ...

"If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values — that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control," said Martin Luther King Jr.

In 1996, Jackson’s calls for more diversity in Hollywood were ignored or criticized. Now "Sinners," a movie by a Black director, has garnered 16 Oscar nominations, the most in the award show's history ...

MAYFIELD, Ky. (WSIL) — One act of brutality sparked a national reckoning and helped bend the arc of American history toward justice. As part of Black History Month, community members are invited to a ...