Funeral services for late NAACP New York State Conference President Hazel Dukes are being held at Mother A.M.E. Zion Church ...

Dukes died March 1 at 92 years old. As president of the NAACP New York State conference she was active in politics until the ...

A public memorial service bursting with music, including planned performances by Stevie Wonder and a surprise one by Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean of the Fugees, celebrated the life and legacy of the ...

On Feb. 28, the activist group People’s Union USA organized a 24-hour “economic blackout.” The group called upon people to ...

Jesse Jackson apologized Wednesday for "crude and hurtful" remarks he made about Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama after an interview with a Fox News correspondent. The remarks came ...

The music world gathered at New York’s Abyssinian Baptist Church to celebrate the life and mourn the loss of Roberta Flack.

The biggest stars of the music and political world gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of music icon Roberta Flack on ...

Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Stevie Wonder and more honored their friend Roberta Flack with emotional performances at her recent ...