Black culture is always being put under a microscope. A couple months ago, a white comedian, Andrew Schulz, disparaged Black ...

The civil rights era comes alive in these excellent, informative books for kids of all ages. From beautifully illustrated picture books to memoirs that depict the Jim Crow South to biographies of ...

Discover the often-overlooked contributions of Black women to the suffrage movement, highlighting their activism and efforts for equal rights.

Civic education is not just important — it is essential. Too many of our young people do not know who represents them.

In 1964, Fannie Lou Hamer stood before the Democratic National Convention (DNC). She delivered one of the most searing indictments of American democracy.

1 827—The first Black-owned and operated newspaper in America begins publishing. It was Free­dom’s Journal. It published weekly in New York City from 1827 to 1829. Editors John Russwurm and Samuel ...

Some free speech groups and civil rights activists have questioned the legality of Mr. Khalil’s detention, which his lawyers have challenged in court. On Tuesday, some New York Democrats ...

The various liberation movements in US history — abolitionism, suffragism, civil rights, ecojustice ... Their names include Nannie Helen Burroughs, Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, and later womanist ...

In March 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested and detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. Snopes readers contacted us ...

The arrest of Columbia University graduate student and activist Mahmoud Khalil over the weekend has put a spotlight on First Amendment and immigration rights ... some kind of civil or criminal ...