Special Editions

Sixty-five years ago today, Rosa Parks made history and helped spark the Civil Rights Movement.

Jim Robinson for many years was among the few Black officials who regularly worked boys’ basketball games in the area.

When John Lewis left us, editorials and columns paid tribute to his leadership, his courage, and his moral example. The...

During the half-century that baseball was divided by a color line, Black America created a sporting world of its own.

The passage of the 19th Amendment was won after a 72-year long struggle led by a number of prominent women,...

Each week this month, the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder editors will share their top picks for free or low-cost events celebrating Black...

This story looks back at a time when racism was even more flagrant, leading to the death of an Iowa...

Each week this month, the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder editors will share their top picks for free or low-cost events celebrating Black...

Religion was no barrier for Southern lynch mobs intent on terror. White pastors joined the KKK, incited racial violence and...

Our community needs to know the tragic history of Ozzie Simmons.

Niceness can be a form of manipulation, creating a racial dynamic where people of color are required to maintain White...

It's been 150 years since the 15th Amendment was ratified on February 3, 1870, giving Black people access to the...

Find the editors' picks of this week's Black History Month events.

How much has really improved for Black people in the U.S. since 1968? On Apr. 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther...

Read Stevie Wonder’s speech on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. January 15, 1981, at the rally calling for an...

Honoring Dr. King’s legacy in the 21st Century means rigorously interrogating the U.S. criminal justice system and refusing to accept...

The U.S. is a very different place than it was in 1968. Or is it?

It has been 40 years since Stevie Wonder penned the up-tempo riff of the 'Happy Birthday' song that created a...

' We suffer from a kind of poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and...

Gil Scott-Heron relates his experience with Stevie Wonder on his 1981 'Hotter Than July' tour in which Wonder advocated and...