60th Anniversary Of March On Washington Commemorated
On Aug. 28, 1963, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a march organized by Bayard Rustin to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where he...
Civil Rights Movement
Power Haus Creative’s Black August Month Begins With Support For Activist Jamil Al-Amin
Powerhaus Black August Month starts with a call for Black power activist Jamil Al-Amin's exoneration....
Remembering Medgar Evers 60 Years Later
His assassination remained unanswered for over 30 years....
Film Industry and Civil Rights Pioneer Jessie Maple Transitions at 76
Jessie Maple, a pioneer in the film industry and civil rights movement, passed away at 76 on May 30. Her death was confirmed by her...
Civil Rights Activist Rev. Charles Sherrod Dies From Lung Cancer at 85 Years Old
The family of Charles Sherrod reveals he passed from lung cancer at 85 years old...
Aretha Franklin Was Heavily Surveilled by FBI, According to Declassified Files
Following decades of tracking Franklin, the agency found that the singer did not actually pose a threat to national security....
Harlem’s Beloved: Clifford Leopold Alexander Jr., First Black U.S. Army Secretary, Dies At 88
Clifford Leopold Alexander Jr., the first Black Army Secretary of the United States, has died at the age of 88....
Honoring A Trailblazer: Brenda Lewis Peel, The First Black University of Tennessee Undergraduate To Earn A Degree, Dies At 80
Brenda Lewis Peel, the University of Tennessee's first Black undergraduate to earn a degree, died on April 3 in Atlanta. She was 80....
Congress Introduces Bill To Make Rosa Parks Day A Federal Holiday
Three Congresspeople have joined forces to introduce a bill that would make Rosa Parks Day a nationwide federal holiday....
White Civil Rights Advocate Jean Graetz Died At 90
Jean Graetz, one of the few White people to participate in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the city's civil rights movement, died at her home...