Monday was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. He was the mainstay of the Civil Rights Movement. We have many people here in ...

National Urban League president Marc H. Morial on Wednesday called President Trump's executive order dismantling federal ...

Terms like “environmental racism” or “environmental justice” were not yet part of the national lexicon when the Rev. Martin ...

Leaders, pastors and community members gathered to honor heroes of the Civil Rights Movement in celebration of Dr. Martin ...

Ahead of the spring semester, nine students traveled to Washington, D.C., and Jackson, Mississippi, as part of a community-engaged learning trip led by the Swearer Center and in partnership with ...

"While others were advocating for freedom by 'any means necessary,' including violence, Martin Luther King Jr. used the power ...

His name has gained wider recognition in more recent decades, but civil rights activist and organizer Bayard Rustin has long ...

For many people, Donald J. Trump being sworn in as president on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is antithetical to the legacy of ...

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 ...

We kick things off with Willie Dunn’s arresting “I Pity The Country” and wrap up with Nina Simone’s emotional “Why? (The King ...

"Don't sit around waiting for others to do it. You're never too young or too old to get involved in the movement," said ...