ABINGDON, Va. (WCYB) — Organizations across the region commemorated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. over the weekend, with one event in Abingdon highlighting the contributions of women to the ...

The Jefferson Educational Society continued its Global Summit Speaker series Thursday evening. Journalist and political ...

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is expanding its exploration of the country’s racial dynamics despite a surge ...

Friday marks the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement. On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights activists, including the late Congressman John Lewis, ...

When the Montgomery Bus Boycott kicked off in December 1955, demand for equality and outrage may have fueled the action, but food fueled the solution. The idea of food as nourishment took on a whole ...

Photographer Steve Schapiro reflects on his past work. — -- In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. said in a sermon: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and ...

Students from Stead Elementary School joined city and school district officials Friday for the annual Ruby Bridges Walk to ...

America has a serious problem, as evidenced by multiple school shootings and a political assassination all within the span of two weeks. What’s less obvious is that the lessons of history give us the ...