"She was shot in the face twice, and you all need to know that," said Detroit City Councilmember Angela Whitfield Calloway, ...

Historian Professor Josh Clark Davis discusses the organized resistance of civil rights activists against police violence and ...

*Civil rights activist Najee Ali is calling on Steve Ballmer, owner of the Intuit Dome and the Los Angeles Clippers, to ...

THE African American vocalist and composer Sam Cooke wrote a song in 1964 which became synonymous with the civil rights movement: “A Change is Gonna Come”. It is an iconic song written out of personal ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, the towering civil rights activist and religious leader who worked to improve economic conditions for Black communities and advocated for social justice causes around the world, ...

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — Civil rights leaders, family and community members gathered at The First Cathedral Church in Bloomfield on Thursday afternoon for the funeral of Steven “Stevie” Jones. “He ...

Civil rights icons, politicians and thought leaders across the United States shared tributes reflecting on the legacy of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, the pioneering civil rights leader, Baptist ...

Claudette Colvin's arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat led to the Supreme Court case that ended bus segregation, yet ...

Civil rights leaders in Virginia on Wednesday denounced a political campaign opposing the state’s April 21 redistricting ...

Montgomery, Ala., helped shape America — from the cradle of the Confederacy to the birthplace of the civil rights movement to the city's draw today as the place to reflect on the legacy of slavery.

Longtime Dallas human rights activist Ernest McMillan died Friday. He was 81. Dallas human rights icon Ernest McMillan has ...