-
Kamala Harris leads Bloody Sunday memorial in Selma as marchers' call for voting rights
Vice President Kamala Harris and Attorney General Merrick Garland are among those marking the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama.
-
Parades to volunteering: Find Martin Luther King Jr. Day events around Southern California
The 39th Annual Kingdom Day Parade’s theme is “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop, Going to the Promised Land.”
-
Florida teacher fired for using gender-neutral honorific ‘Mx.'
The teacher has filed a discrimination complaint alleging that their termination is a violation of federal civil rights law.
-
Grant program for Black women entrepreneurs blocked by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court has temporarily halted a venture capital firm’s grant program for businesses run by Black women.
-
Biden calls for action to end ‘hate-fueled violence' on 60th anniversary of March on Washington
President Joe Biden is calling for action to end the type of “hate-fueled violence” that authorities say motivated a white man to fatally shoot three Black people at a Florida store over the weekend.
-
Thousands converge on National Mall for 60th anniversary of March on Washington
Thousands have gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in the nation’s capital to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech.
-
Harry Belafonte's Son Shares Heartfelt Tribute After His Death: ‘To the World He Was a Legend, but to Us He Was Dad'
The legendary entertainer and civil rights activist’s son, David Belafonte, honored his late father in an emotional statement.
-
Harry Belafonte, Musician, Actor and Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 96
Harry Belafonte, the musician and actor who later became a noted civil rights activist, has died. He was 96.
-
‘For the Future Benefit of My Whole Race': Black Women Fought Fiercely for the Vote
The important legacy of women such as Ida B. Wells and Sojourner Truth resonates more than 100 years since women gained the right to vote.
-