Civil rights movement

There are books that make you feel great admiration for a woman’s work, books that spark the impetus to tackle an…

In a rare moment of bi-partisanship, a Republican and Democratic senator have called for the nation’s highest…

To vote or not to vote this November seems a fairly absurd question to many of us facing what is likely the most…

A group of lawmakers in Elizabeth, N.J., authorized plans to build a monument to transgender civil rights activist…

We will never forget the image of Emmett Louis Till’s grotesquely disfigured face, after his mother Mamie Till…

It’s been nearly 50 years since the debut of Lady Sings the Blues, which was a huge inspiration for…

In light of the recent losses of civil rights icons Rep. John Lewis and Rev. C.T. Vivian, America, now in the throes…

For decades, Fred “Curly” Neal entertained massive crowds with his unique combination of humor, athleticism and…

His is the epitome of a life well-lived.

Congressman John Lewis—not to be mistaken for the late Elijah Cummings—will be honored for his decades of civil…

Black history is American history. Full stop.

It was hard enough to be a black in America at the height of the civil rights movement. To also be a gay at the time…

In more than 200 years, Montgomery, Ala.—the first capital of the Confederacy and the birthplace of the Civil Rights…

Six decades after a white woman’s murderous lie incited the white supremacist lynching that pushed the civil rights…

In 1955, Rosa Parks became a symbol of civil disobedience when her refusal to relinquish her seat sparked the…

Now, we’ve all heard the stereotype that black folks can’t swim. But, unfortunately, that cliché is based in…

I have a complicated relationship with Alabama because Alabama is a complicated place. Though I’ve lived less time…

Unita Blackwell, a veteran of the civil rights movement and winner of a MacArthur “genius” grant who was the first…

His eldest child, an 11-year-old girl named Denise McNair, was brutally taken from him and their family by a group…

In 1956, Autherine Lucy Foster broke racial boundaries when she enrolled at the all-white University of Alabama. Her…