The goal of the art is to evoke the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement, according to Create Texas. But, Joeckel said, it doesn’t have to be a sculpture of King.

A repurposed school bus is now a public art piece honoring Fort Worth’s civil rights history. Created by artist Christopher Blay, the installation highlights the role of city buses in the fight ...

Thornton Willis, an artist whose abstract paintings were considered by many to be among the best of his generation, died last month at his home in New York City. He was 89. Willis, who spent his ...

Summary "The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest civil rights organization, having dedicated itself to the fight for racial equality since 1909.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls man known as an advocate for civil rights and Black history, along with his sculptures, has died. Porter Williams died Sunday at the age of 82, accord… ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The life and legacy of Clara Shepard Luper will be on full display in the heart of downtown. A monument is being made in her honor to commemorate the Katz Drug Store sit ...

Civil rights leaders, however, have called it the “crown jewel" of the Smithsonian's museum system. The museum, which opened in 2016 on the National Mall, has had millions of visitors over the ...