We all know about civil rights activist Rosa Parks, who on Dec. 1, 1955, defiantly refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus to a white passenger as the Jim Crow laws at the time decreed.

But as the new opera "She Who Dared" tells it, Parks was part of a larger movement that was taking hold in the late 1950s in Montgomery, Alabama. Here's librettist Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, who ...

Russell Simmons is suing HBO and the filmmakers behind the “On the Record” documentary for $20 million, alleging they defamed him and ignored evidence that supported his version of events ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is kicking off Pride Month by ordering the renaming of the USNS Harvey Milk, one of a number of ships in the John Lewis-class, named for the assassinated LGBTQ ...

Russell Simmons sues HBO and 'On the Record' assault documentary directors alleging defamation and dismissed evidence.

If you’re thinking the Democrats’ job now is to come up with some new policies that appeal to the working class, you are thinking too small.

The National Civil Rights Museum has actively engaged in promoting gender rights and LGBTQIA+ inclusivity through various educational programs, exhibitions, and community events.

Hegseth orders the Navy to strip gay rights leader Harvey Milk's name off ship There is a list of other possible name changes of ships named after prominent women and civil rights leaders, a U.S ...

The administration is dismissing cases and unwinding settlements built on "disparate impact," which holds that even neutral policies can lead to biased outcomes.

Just 40 countries representing 3.5 percent of the world’s population respect all civil liberties, a new study has found, warning that “democracy and human rights are under attack worldwide in ...

The US Department of Education (DOE) announced Friday that New York state has violated federal civil rights law by banning Native American school mascots while permitting mascots derived from other ...