John Lewis

From the Community, For the Community explains why it was the calling of Rep. John Lewis that led to them protesting during his memorial in New Bedford.

The replica of the 1620 Pilgrim vessel pulled into port this week to avoid Tropical Storm Isaias.

Local Black Lives Matter activists shouted down Mayor Jon Mitchell, who did not complete his remarks.

The memorial celebration will be held Aug. 5 at 6 p.m.

More than 14 years ago, Congressman John Lewis of Georgia came to New Bedford at the invitation of Mayor Scott Lang. He came for a murder victim.

The inauguration of President-Electronic Donald Trump is Friday and more and more Democrats say they will not attend.  The reasons are varied as I found out today when I spoke with State Democrat Committee member Keri Rodrigues.  Rodrigues says many Democrats do not believe Trump won the election fairly...

America's racial history "still casts its long shadow upon us," President Barack Obama said Saturday as he stood in solidarity and remembrance with civil rights activists whose beatings by police a half-century ago galvanized much of the nation against racial oppression and hastened passage of historic voting rights for minorities. Ten...