Black Six News Today

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky saw growing demands for change in the late 1960s — civil rights protests, environmental protests, the anti-war movement, poor people organizing against their own exploitation —

In 1968, the Kentucky Un-American Activities Committee investigated civil rights activists and anti-poverty workers.

Black people have made history in Louisville for more than 200 years - from its founding, through the Civil Rights Movement to 2020s protests.

One of The Courier Journals missions is to help improve our community, and we gauge impact by changes and dialogue we spark. Here are a few examples

More than 50 years later, a marker honoring a group known as the Louisville "Black Six" was unveiled.

The Louisville Free Public Library had a busy year in 2022. Heres its list of the books, eBooks and audiobooks that had the most checkouts.

The Black Six are co-defendants who were wrongly accused of conspiring to blow up buildings during a racial justice uprising in Louisville in 1968.

Amazon's Audible has released an eight-part NFL audio docuseries, 'The League,' hosted by two members of their Thursday Night Football team.

Mayor Greg Fischer, who has been criticized for his handling of the police killing of Breonna Taylor, issued the apology at a Juneteenth event.

Mayor Greg Fischer acknowledged many racial injustices including the police killing of Breonna Taylor at a Juneteenth event