Since taking office on Jan. 20, U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders aimed at dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the federal government and the ...
When I read Thomas Gaither’s obituary in the New York Times, “Thomas GaitherKeep Your Head Down, Who Chose Jail After Civil ...
Nevada Democratic senator Pat McCarran said he wanted to save the United States from communism and “Jewish interests.” His ...
One of the main focuses of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s battle for our civil rights was to end the economic disparity between ...
For boomers, the rapid reversal of 1960s-era gains for civil rights, women, LGBTQ, etc., has unraveled the story of our ...
The legendary attorney, who represented Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., will have his portrait hang permanently at the ...
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While conservative activists praise these efforts as a return to meritocracy, left-leaning activists believe these actions ...
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Terms like “environmental racism” or “environmental justice” were not yet part of the national lexicon when the Rev. Martin ...
Events will run Friday through Monday. King Jr. was a prominent leader in the 1950s Civil Rights Movement, known for paving the way to end the legal segregation of African Americans in the United ...
In the 1950s and 60s, activists (like the Freedom Riders ... and one that depicts an imagined scene of the dining room during the Civil Rights movement. A small video installation shares history from ...