The words of these famous Black poets cut to the core of the human experience and the realities of being Black in America Black poets you need to know There are so many types of poetry in the world, ...

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Four Black students sat at a “whites only” lunch counter in 1960 and sparked the sit-in movement.

New opera honors the Black women of the Civil Rights Movement “She Who Dared,” likely the first professionally staged opera by Black women, premieres June 3 in Chicago.

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Claims about the iconic Greensboro lunch counter being removed sparked outrage, revealing deep anxieties about preserving Black history — especially amid recent efforts to diminish it.

But the idea of health care as a human right was very much a part of the Civil Rights Movement, as was the belief that universal coverage could help dismantle racial inequities in health care.

Civil rights leaders launched a #HandsOffOurHistory campaign to rally to protect Black history from Trump's executive orders.

Current and former officials say the current effort amounts to the dismantling of the civil rights division and its traditional mission.