President Donald Trump promised for years to abolish the department — which he can't do without congressional approval.

Robert L. Green, a 91-year-old pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement, last night urged members of the Loudoun County Public ...

While conservative activists praise these efforts as a return to meritocracy, left-leaning activists believe these actions ...

President Donald Trump's orders on civil rights are a stunning blow to America’s 60-year fight against discrimination.

Garvey, who died in 1940, was a civil rights leader who was convicted ... as the first man to organize a mass movement among African-Americans. The White House said he created Black Star Line ...

WASHINGTON – While Donald Trump is being sworn in as president for the second time on Monday, civil rights activists plan to take a different oath just a few blocks from the White House ... the leader ...

For Charles Person and Thomas Gaither, 1961 was an eventful year in their young lives. Person was 18 and became the youngest of the original Freedom Riders, and Gaither was 22 when he introduced the ...

Explore the vital role Black churches play in the fight for civil rights and social justice, fostering resilience, collective identity, and community activism.

For the third time in U.S. history, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day will both be held on the same day.