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

The current state of the country warrants a closer examination of the Rev. Sullivan’s self-help vision and demands for ...

Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, discussed the organization's efforts to resist what he calls an ...

James Ferguson II, a civil rights activist and attorney, dies at 82. He fought for racial equality, argued the landmark Swann ...

Since taking office Jan. 20, President Donald Trump has issued executive orders that forced businesses, schools, universities ...

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 ...

One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination ...

2. Rosa Parks Often hailed as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement,” Rosa Parks became a national icon in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery bus. Born ...

Amid thousands of employees out of work due to federal furloughs, the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ...

Charlotte leaders on Monday mourned the death of civil rights attorney James Ferguson, whose work helped desegregate schools ...

At the feet of this Rosa Parks statue in Montgomery, Ala., are the names of lesser-known women from the Civil Rights Movement. The new opera “She Who Dared” tells their stories.