BLOOMINGTON – The resident-led Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission will host its Annual Commemoration ...

The Urban Civil Rights Museum, Harlem, New York City’s first museum dedicated to the American Civil Rights Movement, is set ...

Ernest C. Withers was an African-American photojournalist who documented over 60 years of African-American history in the South. He's revered in the civil rights movement, as his photographs ...

When discussing the civil rights movement, many focus on its political and social implications. But we rarely hear about the economic ideals that drove the movement. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I ...

Dance Theatre of Harlem and a former dancer are in a dispute over the rights to a trove of photographs from the ...

WASHINGTON ‒ As some educators pull back from teaching Black history, college professor Kijua Sanders-McMurtry is taking a different path. This summer, during a conference break, she typed furiously ...

Rhythm and Blues wasn’t just a genre—it was a powerful force in the fight for civil rights. In this episode of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and Democracy, Dr. Reiland Rabaka explores ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Apr 10, 2025, 12:05pm EDT Martin Luther King waves to ...

The church was the starting point for the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights marches in 1965. Nearly a quarter of the trail’s ...

Across the United States, members of the “conservative” movement are engaging in an Orwellian assault on freedom of thought and the truth. Their tactics and strategies include banning books, targeting ...

Most of us think about Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat or Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington when we think about the civil rights movement. Lesser known is the issue of library ...