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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

W.E.B. DuBois, Martin Luther King Jr., Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, and Vice President Kamala Harris. They all share a vision of a more equitable future. But they also have something else in common ...

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is expanding its exploration of the country’s racial dynamics despite a surge of government resistance. The papers of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.