President Donald Trump has taken aim at rooting out diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs within the federal ...

When he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — ‘Jail No ...

As the nation marks the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board, one of its most significant side effects − the large-scale loss ...

Leaders of far-right militia groups and other US Capitol rioters who were convicted of violently assaulting police were freed ...

The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Consortium is working to expand tourism to historic civil rights churches ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight for equality continues to inspire cannabis reform, challenging racial disparities in policing ...

Donald Trump's second inauguration coincidentally falls on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this Monday. Civil rights leaders Marc ...

The Root spoke with Bakari Sellers, attorney and son of civil rights legend, about the impact of Trump’s executive order.

A rally at a historic Black church celebrated the civil rights legend and included a vow to protect rights under the new ...

In the wake of President Donald Trump's executive order ending federal government Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, the National Urban League is hosting an "emergency" strategy session and ...

For many people, Donald J. Trump being sworn in as president on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is antithetical to the legacy of ...

The importance of the Florida Civil Rights Museum lies in its role as a bridge between past and present. It connects us to ...