As Black Americans stand in the face of what might be a Civil Rights Movement 2.0, we celebrate our contemporary civil rights ...

Black History Month this year falls on the 60th anniversary of many crucial moments of the Civil Rights Movement that would ...

Late photographer David Johnson’s journey took him from Jacksonville to the Navy, ultimately leading him to capture the vibrant Black culture in San Francisco’s historic Fillmore District and document ...

At UChicago’s MLK event, civil rights icon recalls integrating New Orleans schools and pleads to protect today’s youth ...

Republicans are again trying to shield police officers involved in fatal shootings from John Doe hearings, calling the ...

Johnson and Richard Nixon that established enforcement of anti-bias measures in federal employment and contracting related to race, sex, religion, and national origin under the Civil Rights Act of ...

"I'm glad it occurred on that day because it gives the United States of America and the world the contrast in pictures ... advancing civil rights or racial justice. On Wednesday, Johnson and ...

Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and advocating for his vision of a just society will occur as many in the U.S. observe the peaceful transfer of power in the capital.

Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

There’s a long standing theory that stressful jobs make people age faster. In no profession does this theory feel more … ...

It’s a trend that’s been building for a few years now. Books by predominantly Black authors are being banned around the ...

Watkins, one of Spokane’s most prominent civil rights and spiritual leaders ... from the national president of the NAACP, Derrick Johnson. “As we reflect on Dr. King’s legacy this year ...