Scholars revive John Dickinson, the founder long reduced to a footnote as the man who wouldn’t sign the Declaration of ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The decision to return Alex Haley's "Roots" to Knox County school library shelves has sparked a broader conversation about representation, history and political power in Tennessee.

The redistricting frenzy across Republican-controlled Southern states threatens to resurrect some of the gravest racial injustices in American political history. Red states across the region are ...

The Supreme Court’s ruling to limit a key part of the landmark Voting Rights Act this week adds a new bend to the winding history of Black representation in Congress, fueling fear from civil rights ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Congressman Cleo Fields said he will fight to ensure principles are not left behind as a new congressional map moves to the full Louisiana Senate, saying the state’s ...

Few video games have had the long-lasting success of Resident Evil. Spawning from an initial spin on your typical zombie horror, for more than thirty years this franchise has astounded players with ...

Five years ago, on a walk in the Lafayette Oaks neighborhood, my husband and I became aware of a graveyard off Edenfield Road that held the sacred remains of African Americans who lived and worked on ...

In the face of widespread pessimism about the political fate of the United States and growing political polarization, scholars and citizens across the country are reimagining how American democracy ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — As Black History Month is observed across the region, civic leaders are reflecting on Lafayette’s journey toward fair representation and the work that still lies ahead. “I've never ...