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

President Donald Trump has taken aim at rooting out diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs within the federal ...

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

As the nation marks the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board, one of its most significant side effects − the large-scale loss ...

Leaders of far-right militia groups and other US Capitol rioters who were convicted of violently assaulting police were freed ...

An effort to preserve civil rights heritage sites and share stories of the past with communities in order to keep the history ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight for equality continues to inspire cannabis reform, challenging racial disparities in policing ...

Donald Trump's second inauguration coincidentally falls on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this Monday. Civil rights leaders Marc ...

The Root spoke with Bakari Sellers, attorney and son of civil rights legend, about the impact of Trump’s executive order.

the Black church has answered the call. During the Civil Rights Movement, Dr.Martin Luther King Jr., was well recognized for his use of local congregations and his partnerships with fellow faith ...

For many people, Donald J. Trump being sworn in as president on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is antithetical to the legacy of ...

Juan Williams’ latest dissection of the Civil Rights Movement, “New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America’s Second Civil Rights Movement,” is a masterful sequel to his 1987 best-seller — “Eyes on ...