As the nation pauses to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr., I felt the need to commemorate some of our own ...

Whether you choose to engage in local activities or leave the city, there are many ways to honor Dr. King’s legacy or ...

MassLive is recognizing Black leaders in the state during Black History Month in February. Who do you think deserves ...

On Feb. 4, 1864, Frederick Douglass visited Newtown, and spoke at Newtown Hall, now known as Newtown Theatre.

These monuments to King must not be the only ones. I had the pleasure of being honored at Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury as the new publisher and editor of the Bay State Banner, along with my ...

Rev. Haynes, an educator and social activist who was awarded the 2022 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Leadership Award in ...

The power of storytelling has always been at the heart of Black resistance. Long before social media activism and viral ...

Christians’ race debate is increasingly a battle between those blind to the sin of racism and those convinced racism and ...

Early on in our work for marriage equality, we had the occasion to reread the autobiography and other selected writings of renowned abolitionist and civil rights champion Frederick ... Douglass wrote: ...

We're a little biased, but once you read all of these reasons why college is better in the South, we think you'll agree too.

There comes a time in the life of every nation when its people must rise above ... and hold their leaders accountable. The ...