These women have largely been forgotten, until now. The lesser-known figures who powered the Civil Rights Movement are the ...

Damon Hewitt is the President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Before joining the ...

Several foundations have donated $1.5 million to help rebuild after arson gutted a historic Black church that played an ...

Memphis, TN, May 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of its Catalyst for Change Series, the National Civil Rights Museum ...

Dorchester Academy, a civil rights fixture, hosted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other pillars of the civil rights movement ...

Her book inspired survivors to tell their stories, women to organize rape crisis centers and helped lead to the passage of ...

One month ago, flames ripped through the historic Clayborn Temple, destroying the Memphis landmark that was a cornerstone in ...

Six-part 2021 documentary series Pride chronicles the struggle for LGBTQ+ civil rights in America from the 1950s through the 2000s.

The opera spotlights the women who challenged segregation in Montgomery, using classical music infused with sounds of gospel, jazz and the blues to tell the story centered around seven women.

Scotched in the midst of a DEI purge, the scholarship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham was meant ultimately to ...

One month ago, flames ripped through the historic Clayborn Temple, destroying the Memphis landmark that was a cornerstone in the Civil Rights movement. Wednesday night, the community came together to ...

After working in the petrochemical industry, he devoted himself to environmental activism — and to creating an inclusive ...