To commemorate Ruby Bridges, on Wednesday, Nov. 17, Centreville Elementary began its Walking Wednesdays. This event was started in 2018 by a group of fifth-grade students from San Mateo, Calif.

As federal troops occupy Los Angeles, political leaders invoke civil rights history—but their comparisons conceal more than ...

In September 1960, mass arrests of civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr., threatened to stop the Civil Rights Movement in its tracks.

Activists gathered at the Duval County federal courthouse Friday, continuing the fight to have all Confederate monuments in Jacksonville and Florida be taken down.

Linda McMahon refuses to clarify knowledge about the Tulsa Massacre, Ruby Bridges In a series of questions on Wednesday, Congresswoman Summer Lee of Pennsylvania asked McMahon if “a lesson plan ...

McMahon's ignorance of historical events that shaped the civil rights movement raised particular alarm given the administration's anti- DEI crusade.

Heading into the final stretch of the 2024 election, it seemed every cable news program had a segment dedicated to this one ...

Gail Etienne, Leona Tate, and Tessie Prevost's story was overshadowed for decades. Hurricane Katrina’s anniversary brings new urgency to their unfinished work.

Asha Bandele reflects on ESSENCE and Susan L. Taylor’s work to uplift Black children through the National CARES Mentoring ...

Education Secretary Ridiculed for Failing to Answer Questions About Ruby Bridges and Black History: 'Not Fit for the Job' "She's living proof of why our public schools NEED a civil rights curriculum." ...

Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil ...