One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination ...

The Congressional Black Caucus marked the 5th anniversary of Rep. John Lewis' death by vowing to continue to fight for voting ...

A lot of people talk about helping people. She just did it — over and over again — no matter the circumstances.' ...

William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil rights leader and founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, dies at 94.

Several of his former colleagues got up and spoke about Lewis’ impact on their lives and the lives of Americans across the ...

Bill Clay Sr., Missouri's first Black congressman and co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, dies at 94.

“William L. Clay Sr., Missouri’s first Black congressman and noted civil rights leader, died July 16 at his daughter Vicki ...

An unrepentant liberal, Clay served more than three decades in Congress, the first African American from Missouri. His son, Lacy Clay, succeeded him.

William L. Clay Sr., a longtime advocate for civil rights and workers’ rights and Missouri’s first Black congressman, died ...

ST. LOUIS — William "Bill" Clay Sr., Missouri's first Black congressman and a St. Louis civil rights leader, died Thursday morning. He was 94.

William “Bill” Lacy Clay Sr., a civil rights leader and Missouri’s first African-American Congressman, has died at the age of ...