Civil Rights Activist Rev. Charles Sherrod Dies From Lung Cancer at 85 Years Old
The family of Charles Sherrod reveals he passed from lung cancer at 85 years old...
Civil Rights Movement
Aretha Franklin Was Heavily Surveilled by FBI, According to Declassified Files
Following decades of tracking Franklin, the agency found that the singer did not actually pose a threat to national security....
Harlem’s Beloved: Clifford Leopold Alexander Jr., First Black U.S. Army Secretary, Dies At 88
Clifford Leopold Alexander Jr., the first Black Army Secretary of the United States, has died at the age of 88....
Honoring A Trailblazer: Brenda Lewis Peel, The First Black University of Tennessee Undergraduate To Earn A Degree, Dies At 80
Brenda Lewis Peel, the University of Tennessee's first Black undergraduate to earn a degree, died on April 3 in Atlanta. She was 80....
Congress Introduces Bill To Make Rosa Parks Day A Federal Holiday
Three Congresspeople have joined forces to introduce a bill that would make Rosa Parks Day a nationwide federal holiday....
White Civil Rights Advocate Jean Graetz Died At 90
Jean Graetz, one of the few White people to participate in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the city's civil rights movement, died at her home...
Iconic Civil Rights Leader Rev. C.T. Vivian Dies at 95
Civil rights icon Rev. C.T. Vivian worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and dedicated his life to the liberation of Black people....
5 Ways Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery, ‘Dean of the Civil Rights Movement,’ Changed Black History
The civil rights leader leaves behind a legacy of activism that helped advanced equality for African Americans...
Tell Them Historically Black Colleges Are Rising
The 90-minute film and multi-platform project by award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson also explores how HBCUs have left their impact on the country as a whole....
The Push To Preserve Black History in Birmingham
Thousands are calling on elected officials to approve the creation of a National Civil Rights Park in Birmingham, Alabama....