Gloria Campbell, who died Thursday at 94, was an icon of the local Civil Rights Movement, along with her husband, Bishop Lawrence Campbell Sr. They both led civil rights protests in Danville at the ...

While conservative activists praise these efforts as a return to meritocracy, left-leaning activists believe these actions ...

The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium hosted a two-day event to teach and empower communities to continue sharing the stories from the civil rights movement.

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

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

Diversity, equity and inclusion programs have come under attack in American boardrooms, state legislatures and college ...

These change-makers are helping to implement policies that uplift the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.’s mission for equality and justice. By Shannon Dawson, article courtesy of NewsOne.com The icon ...

Dr. Dee Dawkins-Haigler and Co-host Keith Grandberry spoke with the pioneering figure behind the establishment of the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and the U.S. Government Black College Program, ...

EDWARDSVILLE - Community members gathered at SIUE to hear from Donzaleigh Abernathy, a speaker, actress, writer, activist, and the goddaughter of Dr. Marti ...

In his prepared remarks on Monday, Trump made only one reference to King, in the context of his Black and Hispanic support. Trump made inroads into nearly every demographic group in the 2024 election, ...

The lawyers formally incorporated the SPLC in 1971, and civil rights activist Julian Bond was named the first president. Dees ...

Marcus Garvey, Jamaica’s first national hero, was pardoned by President Biden, rectifying a century-old injustice and honouring his legacy.