Civil Rights Groups Say Assault on Voting Continues in 2013
Nearly two dozen states are considering new voter identification requirements that advocates say wi...
Former Civil Rights Youth Activists Will Finally Have Prom, 50 Years Later
Former civil rights youth activists of Birmingham, Alabama, will finally have a prom 50 years after...
Harrison Ford Recalls "Racial Atmosphere" of Civil Rights Era
The 42 star on playing a reformer in Jackie Robinson biopic....
Shola Lynch: “I'm Tired of Hearing Nobody Wants to See Stories About Black Women”
The director of Free Angela and All Political Prisoners talks her doc on the civil rights icon....
Civil Rights Leaders Salute Thomas Perez as Labor Secretary
Civil rights groups praise labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez as a champion for equal rights....
Is Immigration Reform Bad for African-Americans?
The African American Leadership Council says that immigration reform will keep Black unemployment r...
PepsiCo Drops Lil Wayne Over Emmett Till Controversy
Weezy's apology was rejected by both Till family and the mega-brand....
Family of Emmett Till Responds to Lil Wayne Lyric
Weezy’s reference to the late Civil Rights figure considered “offensive.”...
Civil Rights Leaders Complain of Voter Intimidation by Houston Group
Civil rights groups are complaining about the tactics of True the Vote, saying they are practicing ...
John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, Urges Americans to Vote
Congressman John Lewis condemns voter ID laws and urges Americans to vote....
Florida Democrats Seek Civil Rights Hearing on Voter Suppression
House Democrats from Florida seek probe on law they say targeted Democratic voters....
Vice President Joseph Biden Honors the Civil Rights Movement
Vice President Joseph Biden celebrates Black History Month with African-American leaders....
Civil rights Leader Lawrence Guyot Dies at 73
Lawrence Guyot, a civil rights leader who survived jailhouse beatings in the Deep South in the 1960...
Mississippi School-to-Prison Pipeline Continues to Outrage
Federal civil rights attorneys are suing the city of Meridian, Mississippi, and others for operatin...
The Secret Lives of Bees Premiere
A young girl comes of age during the civil rights era....
Glory Road Premiere
Sometimes to achieve glory, you have to go down the unbeaten path....
Detroit’s Money Woes Draw Support From Civil Rights Leaders
Civil rights leaders Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rep. John Conyers are among those who oppose Michigan’s...
Civil Rights Leaders to March to Protect Voting Rights
On Saturday morning, in an effort initiated by the NAACP and in conjunction with over 150 civil rig...
U.S. Postal Service to Honor Rosa Parks
The civil rights icon will be celebrated with a Forever Stamp....
Commentary: Toward a Unified Black History
If Black history was not known through only the singular lens of either ancient African majesty or ...
