After Brown v. Board, White Citizens’ Councils spread across the South, using economic coercion to block desegregation.

As the Supreme Court heard arguments in a racially charged Louisiana voting rights case last month, down on its ground floor a special exhibit was running a continual loop of commentary from Chief ...

Several Topeka area school districts have been recognized with state education awards. The Kansans Can Star Recognition Program celebrates achievements in eight key areas. Awards are given for both ...

Friday marked the 65th anniversary of Ruby Bridges becoming the first African American to integrate an all-white school after ...

Several races are driving voters to the polls. Those include District 7 Topeka City Council race between Michelle Bradberry and Earl McIntosh; a bond issue election in Shawnee Heights USD 450; and ...

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Preetha Basaviah, a Brown alumna and renowned physician and educator, has been elected to Brown University’s Board of Trustees. The decision was announced during the Corporation’s ...

President Donald Trump’s administration returned to the Supreme Court on Monday in a push to keep full payments in the SNAP federal food aid program frozen while the government is shut down. The ...

As the influential rise of the white Christian nationalism movement can be seen across the country, a Wisconsin-based law expert argued the solution hinges on the separation of church and state. The ...

Hidden behind an unassuming brick facade in Topeka, Kansas, The Pad Restaurant harbors a delicious secret that locals have been quietly enjoying for decades – arguably the best cheeseburgers in the ...