When he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — ‘Jail No ...

Garvey, one of the earliest internationally-known Black civil rights leaders, was convicted of mail fraud in 1923.

Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the ...

Explore the vital role Black churches play in the fight for civil rights and social justice, fostering resilience, collective ...

Civil rights advocates and lawmakers have long said that Mr. Garvey’s 1923 conviction for mail fraud was unjust, arguing that ...

Though Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially recognized on Monday, students, staff and community members gathered in ...

José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and ...

In one of his final acts as the leader of the country, President Joe Biden issued a posthumous pardon to Black nationalist ...

His name has gained wider recognition in more recent decades, but civil rights activist and organizer Bayard Rustin has long ...

Frank Nims, who established Palmetto Beach as the first Black-owned ... and leaders from varied backgrounds, reflecting the museum’s belief that the civil rights movement belongs to everyone.

President Joe Biden pardoned five people on Sunday, including the late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey, and commuted the ...