President Donald Trump promised for years to abolish the department — which he can't do without congressional approval.

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

Garvey, who died in 1940, was a civil rights leader who was convicted ... as the first man to organize a mass movement among African-Americans. The White House said he created Black Star Line ...

President Donald Trump's orders on civil rights are a stunning blow to America’s 60-year fight against discrimination.

For Charles Person and Thomas Gaither, 1961 was an eventful year in their young lives. Person was 18 and became the youngest of the original Freedom Riders, and Gaither was 22 when he introduced the ...

Explore the vital role Black churches play in the fight for civil rights and social justice, fostering resilience, collective identity, and community activism.

For the third time in U.S. history, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day will both be held on the same day.

She stood up for her rights by staying seated: Rosa Parks gave the US civil rights movement a huge boost and inspired Martin Luther King Jr. And it was the year that two white men brutally ...