Former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. called for more presidential pardons, including for himself and the 77 million people ...

Being Black in America is an honor and a privilege. Black people in this country have endured and overcome so much while simultaneously contributing to every aspect of America’s foundation, culture ...

The death of Ruth Ann Butler sent shockwaves through the Upstate as political figures McMaster and White offer condolences to ...

As Black Americans stand in the face of what might be a Civil Rights Movement 2.0, we celebrate our contemporary civil rights ...

A complex drama about a fictional Illinois-based Black American political family and the Civil Rights movement, “Purpose” returns Jacobs-Jenkins to Broadway after winning three Tony Awards in 2023 ...

The March on Washington in 1963, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, featured live performances by Peter, Paul ...

Music clearly played a starring role in the civil rights movement ... 100,000 raised a fist in the air as she sang. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who introduced her as "Sister Kim Weston," called ...

Even as we have read the myriad ways in which Project 2025 stands to erode, if not altogether erase our civil rights, the bigger and more troubling matter is the removal of the system's guardrails.

By Glenn Thrush Reporting from Washington The Justice Department has ordered an immediate halt to all new civil rights cases or investigations — and signaled that it might back out of Biden-era ...

Attorneys in the department’s Civil Rights Division were ordered not to file any new complaints, amicus briefs or other certain court papers “until further notice,” one of the memos said. Another memo ...