This is the opinion of the writer and does not necessarily reflect the views of La Voz News. In 1866, the United States ...

Two members of the New Orleans Four, Leona Tate and Gail Etienne, have voiced their support in keeping the school open.

The commemorative coins minted to mark America’s 250th anniversary have officially begun circulating—but large swaths of the nation’s history failed to make the cut. What remains is a narrow vision of ...

A civil rights pioneer who helped desegregate New Orleans schools in the 1960s is urging the Orleans Parish School Board not to close the Leah Chase School, the city’s only traditional public school.

Six-year-old Ruby Bridges is unbowed, her gaze steady despite the racist graffiti creeping into the frame of the iconic image. The painting — a true-to-life illustration of the fight to integrate New ...

A former Salem program coordinator is suing for wrongful termination after being fired for wearing a shirt depicting a famous civil rights painting. The shirt featured Norman Rockwell's "The Problem ...

Over three years, the U.S. Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee sifted through hundreds of ideas for commemorative coins to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. The group settled on ...

LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE OR THE DEATH PENALTY. NEW TONIGHT-- A MISSISSIPPI CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER IS NOW AT THE CENTER OF A NATIONAL DEBATE OVER AMERICA'S HISTORY. THIS A ...

The Treasury Department unveiled new coins celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. They failed to include planned designs featuring abolition, women’s suffrage and the civil rights movement. Actors ...

The Trump administration jettisoned a plan to honor the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage and the civil-rights movement on quarters for the nation’s 250th birthday. Those themes were part of a ...