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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Alabama leaders and people of all ages will gather in Selma Wednesday, August 6, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Civil Rights Memorial ...

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 ...

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 ...