While the movement achieved critical victories in securing legal rights and breaking down systemic injustice, it fell short ...

In 1987, journalist Juan Williams helped illuminate the Civil Rights Movement with "Eyes on the Prize," a groundbreaking book ...

For Charles Person and Thomas Gaither, 1961 was an eventful year in their young lives. Person was 18 and became the youngest of the original Freedom Riders, and Gaither was 22 when he introduced the ...

President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faced sharp questioning ...

Marchers carry signs during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Aug. 28, 1963. During the march, the Rev. Dr. Martin ...

In a powerful response to the rising tide of racial violence targeting African American students, the Los Angeles ...

When the annual celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., rolls around, I frequently find my mind wandering to the Mississippi ...

For many people, Donald J. Trump being sworn in as president on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is antithetical to the legacy of ...

More than 150 spectators joined community leaders and members of the Clemon family this morning for the ribbon cutting and ...

When we learn about the Civil Rights movement in school, Phoenix is not often the setting. But, there is a rich Black history ...

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...

Thousands of people took to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to take in history and ...