Autherine Lucy Foster made history on Feb. 3, 1956, becoming the first Black student to attend classes at the University of ...

Born into poverty in 1882 in rural Kennesaw, GA, Dobbs’ parents were former slaves — his mother’s biological father was a ...

A civil rights attorney who helped lay the groundwork for the historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling that declared ...

Katrice Hardy, executive editor of The Dallas Morning News, is leaving to become CEO of The Marshall Project, a national nonprofit news organization ...

Diversity, equity and inclusion programs on college campuses face an uncertain future a week into Donald Trump’s second term ...

As one of his last acts in office, President Joe Biden issued a posthumous pardon for Black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and generations of civil rights leaders.

Juan Williams’ latest dissection of the Civil Rights Movement, “New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America’s Second Civil Rights Movement,” is a masterful sequel to his 1987 best-seller — “Eyes on ...

I can’t believe Denzel Washington hasn’t played one particular early civil rights hero in a movie yet. I also can’t believe how few people know about this unknown hero’s incredible accomplishments — ...

In 1974 his grandson, Maynard Jackson Jr., became the first Black mayor of Atlanta. It’s a shame few people are aware of ...

I can’t believe Denzel Washington hasn’t played one particular early civil rights hero in a movie yet. I also can’t believe how few people know about this unknown hero’s incredible accomplishments — ...

I can’t believe Denzel Washington hasn’t played one particular early civil rights hero in a movie yet ... and Supreme Court ...

CONCORD, N.H. — Immigrants’ rights advocates today sued the Trump administration over its executive order that seeks to strip ...