LOS ANGELES - The civil rights movement included a lot significant historical events that shaped the fight for social justice and struggle against prejudice and discrimination. Here is a timeline of ...

This year marks the 20th year Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been celebrated by all 50 states nationwide. As a reminder to why we celebrate this civil rights activist, here is a timeline that catalogs ...

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 ...

Within weeks of retaking the White House, President Donald Trump boasted that he had “brought free speech back to America.” But since then, he has tested the limits of the First Amendment time and ...

A faculty member as he exits Harvard Yard after an April rally against President Trump's attacks on Harvard University. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images) The Trump administration on Monday ...

Civil rights activists failed to expel an all-white, segregationist delegation. But their efforts foreshadowed later milestones in the fight for equality Samuel G. Freedman - Author, Into the Bright ...

COQUILLE — As of Tuesday, no trial date had been set yet for the civil rights lawsuit filed in federal court over the handling of Leah Freeman’s murder investigation. The lawsuit was filed by Nicholas ...

Activists, athletes, actors, and preachers with sometimes-fiery presentation skills are just a few of the people who've communicated the message of civil rights to the masses. When many people think ...

From 1960s civil rights activist Bayard Rustin to Chicago's first lesbian mayor, Lori Lightfoot, Black LGBTQ Americans have long made history with innumerable contributions to politics, art, medicine ...

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 ...