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

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 ...

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

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

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

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists have changed the world through their efforts to end ...

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.

In the wake of President Donald Trump's executive order ending federal government Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives ...

February is Black History Month and the City of Greenville wants to make sure the history in the Upstate is not forgotten.

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