The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states.

Historically, it has been difficult to build and sustain diverse activist coalitions—but they are uniquely impactful.

Saturday’s 96th parade celebrating the Black community shows the “longevity of the African American family and the support ...

Discover the intersection of Black history and disability rights, featuring icons like Sojourner Truth, Brad Lomax, and Lois ...

Civil rights leaders Ralph Abernathy, Martin Luther King Jr., former UN Ambassador Ralph Bunche, and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, March 21, 1965, during the start of a march from Selma to ...

Civil rights activists fought for the Voting Rights Acts 60 years ago. Some worry the law's protections are now at risk.

In South Dallas, community members honored the late civil rights leader, Juanita Craft, on the 40th anniversary of her death ...

Proaño noted that many legacy organizations like LULAC and the NAACP worked together in the 1950s and 1960s during the Civil Rights Movement and later in the 1970s over such issues.

African American leaders have made the public case for other roles in a Biden-Harris administration, including former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass ...

The current state of the country warrants a closer examination of the Rev. Sullivan’s self-help vision and demands for corporate responsibility to provide pathways to prosperity for all Americans.

On the sixtieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a law that promised millions of Americans the power to vote, civil ...