Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora
In 1935, Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women, an “organization of organizations” to unify African American women’s organizations under one major umbrella. The Mary McLeod Bethune ...
Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble
Rustin and Randolph worked again in 1948 on a successful campaign to end segregation in the U.S. military under President Harry Truman. A pacifist, Rustin protested World War II by resisting the draft ...
'Sucker-punched': Amid Trump hiring freeze, national parks job offers rescinded
The National Park Service is rescinding job offers across California and beyond during Trump's federal hiring freeze.
Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
Gen. Rufus Saxton wrote that he bore “witness to the value of her services… She was employed in the Hospitals and as a spy [and] made many a raid inside the enemy’s lines displaying remarkable courage ...
Ash from Los Angeles fires found near remote island in the Pacific Ocean
Ash from the Los Angeles Palisades and Eaton fires has been found by ocean researchers up to 100 miles away in the Pacific near San Nicolas Island.
After chaotic auction, new owner announces plans for private San Francisco Bay island
The battle over a 50-acre island in the northeastern reaches of San Francisco Bay is officially over, as the buyer announced ...
Left-hander A.J. Minter and Mets finalize 2-year contract
NEW YORK (AP) — Left-hander A.J. Minter and the New York Mets finalized a two-year contract on Thursday. Minter can opt out ...
Supreme Court allows small business registration rule to take effect, aimed at money laundering
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday revived a requirement that owners of millions of small businesses register ...
A change in weather is coming to California ski resorts this weekend
This weekend, a small winter storm may brush through the Sierra Nevada, delivering several inches of cold, light snow.
The latest Hollywood monster movie starts in San Francisco
It’s a commitment to intensity that has served him well, and for the second time in a row, he has brought his characters to ...
Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?
A number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of ...
Average rate on 30-year mortgage slips below 7% after climbing five weeks in a row
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased this week to just below 7%, its first decline after climbing five ...