Race in America

The Paducah City Commission is deciding the fate of a member after a racially charged text to a city employee was brought before it Wednesday night.

A number of organizations including the Black Lawyers for Justice, the New Black Panthers, the Veterans Association of African American Descendants, and Till family members held demonstrations on Saturday.

The Bowling Green-Warren County NAACP says it won’t participate in a protest this weekend seeking justice for Emmett Till.

For many Black Kentuckians and Tennesseans, the Eighth of August is a special day – a time for barbecue, reuniting with loved ones and marking their freedom from slavery. These annual celebrations are in the same spirit as Juneteenth, but their roots predate those of the now national holiday.

Mayfield will celebrate Juneteenth for a third consecutive year this weekend, with planned events Saturday and Sunday set to bring together community partners to highlight Black history and look to the future.

The Tennessee Black Caucus is holding town halls in communities across the state to determine legislative proposals, including gun reform, during the 2023 legislative session.

Breonna Taylor’s mother met with U.S. Department of Justice officials on Monday, after the two-year anniversary of her daughter’s killing.

A group of protesters gathered hours after a jury acquitted the only officer charged in the shooting that killed Breonna Taylor.

The GOP-backed measure passes along party lines, with all eight Democrats in opposition.

Bill Dillard was Kentucky's first Black sheriff, elected twice in Christian County before he became caught up in an FBI drug investigation.