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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An effort to preserve civil rights heritage sites and share stories of the past with communities in order to keep the history ...

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

(Screenshot of video provided by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office) A Black man formerly held at the Clark County Jail has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in connection with a 2021 incident ...

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

The Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People will honor the civil rights activist at its annual meeting on Sunday.