Trump has pushed the United States to the brink of war with Iran even as aides urge him to focus more on voters’ economic ...

For one of her closest family members, the passing of Claudette Colvin at 86 brings home a point about the older generation of civil rights activists. "I think if we pass the baton then the young ...

As a teenager, Colvin challenged Montgomery’s segregation law and prevailed. On a March day in 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin boarded a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Under Jim Crow ...

When I read the news of civil rights activist Claudette Colvin passing away this month, I looked at a list of other civil rights visionaries who have died who were, like Colvin, not as well known.

Claudette Colvin’s bold stand comes into focus during Black History Month, highlighting young activists who helped shape the fight for civil rights. A portrait of American civil rights activist ...

Claudette Colvin was remembered at her funeral Saturday as a hero in life, and not just for her stance against Montgomery's segregation rules from the mid-1950s when she was just a teenager. Colvin ...