The NAACP’s 116th annual convention opened in Charlotte over the weekend. The theme is “the fierce urgency of now,” a phrase borrowed from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that organizers say speaks even ...

WASHINGTON – As President Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders attacking multicultural democracy Monday, Rev. Al Sharpton led a fiery speech defending civil rights and vowing to push ...

TULSA, Okla. — After President Trump's address to Congress on March 4, dozens of civil rights leaders and advocates hosted a town hall in response.

Three months after Sen. Cory Booker broke his chamber's record for the longest speech ever, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ...

The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice will launch a digital archive this fall featuring articles, photos, videos, ...

Many civil rights leaders will spend the day commemorating King's legacy after a week of public and private organizing, giving speeches and strategizing how to respond to the incoming ...

Today, the country pauses to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with parades, speeches and acts of service. At 8 a.m., the MLK Breakfast will take place at the Julia T. & Charles W. Cherry Sr ...

More famous "I Have a Dream" speech, August 28, 1963. AFP via Getty Images. ... Past and present, these 20 civil rights leaders have bent the arc of history with their voices, ...

The civil rights leader was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel when he was killed by a rifle bullet on April 4, 1968. James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to the killing and was sentenced to ...

Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil ...

Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...

DENVER — Reverend James D. Peters, Jr., a civil rights activist and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., passed away Saturday. He was 92 years old. His death was announced by community leader ...