Rutgers University1h
New Book Tells the Story of the Most Influential Black Woman You’ve Never Heard Of
Danielle Phillips-Cunningham, an associate professor in the School of Management and Labor Relations, explores this ...
Zawya9h
Five years to zero: the Race to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by 2030
The progress we have made is undeniable, but so is the urgency. We are just five years away from 2030, the global deadline to end FGM. Every day that passes means more girls are at risk.
Smithsonian Magazine10h
After Confederate Forces Captured Their Children, These Black Mothers Fought to Reunite Their Families
During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...
Black abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet, who lived on Long Island, helped shape the country's views on slavery
A powerful orator, Garnet helped shift the landscape on the abolition of slavery from trying to convince enslavers of the ...
The New Civil Rights Movement23h
Democrats Vow to Hold the Floor ‘All Night’ to Block Trump ‘Project 2025’ Nominee
Senate Democrats are uniting to block — or at least delay — the confirmation process for Russ Vought, the self-described ...
The Daily Tar Heel1d
'The work and the fruit of that labor': The Foushee family's legacy
The Foushee family has been an integral part of the Orange County community, helping advance civil rights efforts for decades ...
JENNIE: Augusta Jr. Players honors BHM with a play about Ruby Bridges
When Ruby Bridges was 6-years-old, the civil rights movement came hammering at her door… making her the first African ...
The Forward2dOpinion
As a Jewish descendant of Carter G. Woodson, I cherish the history of the Black-Jewish alliance
A discovered connection to Carter G. Woodson, pioneer of Black history, made the author's relationship to Judaism all the ...
ctpublic3d
Remembering New Haven native Constance Baker Motley, a national civil rights trailblazer
Motley was the first Black woman to serve as a federal judge and the first Black woman to argue a case before the U.S.
National Hockey League3d
The Song of the Unsung
Kraken anthem singer Tommie Burton lives a life full of a lot of different notes, including the celebration of his mother, ...
Barbara Pope Was a Civil Rights Activist Who Refused to Give Up Her Seat on a Segregated Train
Content warning: This piece includes an account of an apparent suicide.
Rosa Parks: Icon of the US civil rights movement
The event was seen as a catalyst for the emerging civil rights movement, as protests followed the killers' acquittal in court. At about the same time, an African-American woman named Rosa Parks was ...