A crescendo of voices from the worlds of religion, politics, business, sports and entertainment converged at the House of ...

First known as the wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she later became an avid proselytizer for his vision of peace ...

A crescendo of voices from the worlds of religion, politics, business, sports and entertainment converged Friday at the South Side’s House of Hope, providing a requiem to the vast reach of ...

Bernard LaFayette, who is known for participating in the Freedom Rides and overseeing the voter registration campaign in ...

Bernard LaFayette, who died March 5, was instrumental in the organization of students across Nashville to protest segregated lunch counters in 1960.

At Operation PUSH on Chicago’s South Side, the work of civil rights leader Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. reached millions of viewers through television broadcasts, rallies, and marches. But behind the ...

These Black activists fought for civil rights over decades. Here are their warnings, and advice, for American protesters today.

The civil rights organizer helped lead the student sit-ins that desegregated Nashville’s lunch counters and later became a ...

Three former presidents are among those who plan to attend the memorial service for civil rights activist Jesse Jackson March ...

The celebration of life is being held Friday, March 6, and includes former presidents, music legends and thousands of adoring people.

Fifty-two years ago, a group of courageous women lawyers refused to remain silent while the rights of women and girls were denied ...