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This Tuesday will mark the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Two things were supposed to happen on or by…

Fifty-seven years after Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have A Dream,” speech at the March on Washington for Jobs…

On Friday, activists from across the country will commemorate the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington with…

With churches and pastors coming under fire for defying shelter-in-place mandates for holding religious services—two…

For 30 years, New York City’s Central Park has served as the origin of unspeakable anguish for Korey Wise, Raymond…

Eric Holder has been one of the most consistent Democratic operatives in the last two decades. And by operative, we…

In front of a packed ballroom, Tiffany Crutcher reached into her purse and pulled out a stapled letter, folded and…

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story, which was based on reporting from The Guardian, stated that Sen.…

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) not only rocked the house here at the National Action Network Convention on Friday…

New York City’s first lady, Chirlane McCray, told the audience here at the National Action Network Convention on…

Eric Holder didn’t announce his candidacy for president in 2020 this morning, and he didn’t need to. His words at…

Stevante Clark clung to the Rev. Al Sharpton’s neck as Sharpton delivered the eulogy at the funeral of Stevante’s…

Sequita Thompson choked on her tears and wailed in sorrow while telling the gathered crowd about the events that…

Updated Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at 2:40 p.m. EST: Following reports that a Bronx, N.Y., middle school principal…

The Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, a fierce civil rights advocate and strategist over many generations, died Tuesday at…

Cobb County, Ga., Police Lt. Greg Abbott may have retired in order to avoid any accountability for his inexcusable…

Omarosa Manigault-Newman is one brave woman. She has to be to step into the makeshift house of justice and represent…

The Rev. Al Sharpton’s annual power play, the National Action Network Convention in New York City, is back, and, as…

Six days before Donald Trump’s inauguration, a coalition of civil rights groups led by the National Action Network…

It’s become one of the most anticipated civil rights awards programs of the year.