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

Activists want to safeguard policies and avoid funding cuts to social-service programs that largely support Black and Latino ...

Garvey, one of the earliest internationally-known Black civil rights leaders, was convicted of mail fraud in 1923.

It’s a disquieting contrast for some civil rights advocates who wish to fulfill King’s dream of non-violent social revolution ...

Civil rights advocates and lawmakers have long said that Mr. Garvey’s 1923 conviction for mail fraud was unjust, arguing that ...

The Justice Department has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and indicated it could rethink numerous police reform ...

Civil rights leaders this week characterized President Donald Trump's executive orders ending diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the federal government as "an attack on people.

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

The Florida Civil Rights Museum held an inaugural fundraising gala Thursday night at Tallahassee State College’s Student Union Ballroom to honor 10 living legends and induct 22 leaders from the ...

The concurrent events have been met with mixed feelings by civil rights leaders, who broadly reviled Trump’s rhetoric and stances on race and civil rights during his third presidential campaign.

Civil Rights Leaders and King Family Mark MLK Day as a Special Call to Action as Trump Takes Office WASHINGTON (AP) — When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United ...