Garvey, who died in 1940, was a civil rights leader who was convicted ... as the first man to organize a mass movement among African-Americans. The White House said he created Black Star Line ...

While conservative activists praise these efforts as a return to meritocracy, left-leaning activists believe these actions ...

Since taking office on Jan. 20, U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders aimed at dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the federal government and the ...

WASHINGTON – While Donald Trump is being sworn in as president for the second time on Monday, civil rights activists plan to take a different oath just a few blocks from the White House ... the leader ...

For Charles Person and Thomas Gaither, 1961 was an eventful year in their young lives. Person was 18 and became the youngest of the original Freedom Riders, and Gaither was 22 when he introduced the ...

For the third time in U.S. history, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day will both be held on the same day.

In many ways, this movement ... civil disobedience was likely to result in violence as the police state and aggrieved white publics would respond. Instead of balking at the threat, civil rights ...

Explore the vital role Black churches play in the fight for civil rights and social justice, fostering resilience, collective ...

A resistance coalition is meeting the Trump White House head-on over his executive order to end birthright citizenship.

On Saturday, President Joe Biden awarded 19 recipients the prestigious medal at the White House. Hamer is the ... most important voices in the Civil Rights Movement. Doris Hamer Richardson ...