ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Minnie “Gracie” Gadson claps her hands and stomps her feet against the floorboards, lifting ...

Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin ...

Discover how Black Americans are redefining rest as an act of resistance, challenging the notion that rest is a luxury. Join the movement.

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark legislation becoming law. Those at the epicenter of the fight for voting ...

For generations, our hair was known as a sacred extension of us that should be respected, carrying energy and spirituality. This is why so many of our mothers would say, “Don’t let people at school ...

The National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History are holders of some ...

Six decades later, as key protections erode and courts revisit core provisions, civil rights groups, legal experts and organizers are fighting to protect this essential pillar of democracy.

In an age when a jeans advertisement sparks a culture war and reverse boycotts encourage people to buy stuff as activism, the ...

Civil rights activists fought for the Voting Rights Acts 60 years ago. Some worry the law's protections are now at risk.

Museums across the U.S. have artifacts on display that represent and reflect landmark events of the Civil Rights era.

Black Population in the U.S. Shows Steady Growth *Recent U.S. Census Bureau and Pew Research Center data confirm that the ...