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It was while researching these events that Greenberg came across information about ... He began investigating his father's involvement in the civil rights movement in the South, which led him to learn ...
Martin Luther King Jr had the courage to fight discrimination with non violence.  He was the heart and voice of the battle ...
Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner comes at a uniquely challenging time for the United States, the organization's president says.
People from across the nation gathered at the Jackson Convention Center to honor civil rights icon Medgar Evers on what would have been his 100th birthday.
In May 1983, through a collaboration that involved the Gay Academic Union, Metropolitan Community Church and Nevadans for Human Rights, the first-ever gay pride event in Las Vegas was held in UNLV’s ...
Members of the Asheboro and Randolph County NAACP gathered in front of the Historic Courthouse on Thursday to celebrate the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement. Sixteen individuals were recognized ...
BETTY AND BARNEY HILL WERE WELL RESPECTED RESIDENTS OF PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE. I WAS VERY PROUD OF MY AUNT BETTY HILL. SHE HAD A KIND OF PERSONALITY OF LEADERSHIP. NOW, BARNEY, HE WAS VERY ACTIVE ...
How did Pride Month begin, why was June designated Pride Month, and what is the current state of LGBTQ+ individuals in the US ...
In celebration of Evers' lasting legacy, the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute and Mississippi Votes Action Fund are hosting the second annual Democracy in Action Convening. This year's event is ...
The Oglala Sioux Tribal Council will be asked to approve a search for the remains of a Black civil rights activist who ...
War, drugs, and racial tensions set the stage for the summer of 1967.
The Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past organization will host a variety of activities, lectures and programs to honor several key anniversaries of events in the civil rights movement and ensure young ...