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There will be a free screening of "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks" at UPAC in Kingston, New York tonight at 7 p.m. The film takes a deeper dive into the groundbreaking actions spearheaded by Rosa Parks throughout the course of the civil rights movement. Acclaimed director Yoruba Richen will participate in an in-person Q&A following the screening and she joins us this morning.
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As Martin Luther King's life and legacy are celebrated across the country today, a Siena Poll indicates New Yorkers’ views of race relations have soured…
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Tributes have been pouring in for E. Henry Twiggs, a legendary civil rights figure and public servant from Springfield, Massachusetts. He died Thursday at…
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A once-thriving community newspaper in Albany is launching a mixed media revival.Print newspapers focused on local communities in the Albany area thrived…
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Pauli Murray has been called one of the most important figures in 20th century African American civil rights history. This remarkable woman was the…
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Paul Murray went South as part of the Civil Rights Movement. For many years he has taught a course on the Civil Rights Movement at Sienna College and…
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In our Ideas Matter segment we take time just about every week to check in with the state humanities councils in our 7-state region.Today we'll be joined…
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A civil rights activist who co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in 1960 and participated in the Freedom Rides as well as the Selma…
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Events are being held across western Massachusetts to honor Martin Luther King Jr. The federal holiday commemorating the civil rights hero is Monday. The…
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There will be a Black History Month event at The Egg in Albany on Saturday, Feb. 28, that will combine music, speeches and a panel discussion to mark the…