NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Colman Domingo, star of the movie "Rustin," about civil rights icon Bayard Rustin's work. Activist Rachelle Horowitz, who helped Rustin organize the 1963 march, joins.

Civil rights icon the Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, ... She founded SCLC/WOMEN Inc. in 1979, which is a group that works to empower women, girls and families. Bernice A. King, King's daughter, ...

A statue of the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis will now keep watch over a site in his former Georgia congressional district which once held a monument to the Confederacy.

From Ruleville, Miss., to the U.S. Capitol, groups, lawmakers and others are celebrating the work of the late civil rights legend Fannie Lou Hamer.

Former Chicago Alderwoman Dorothy Tillman spent the 60s under the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. learning and implementing the principals of nonviolence across Alabama and then later in ...

Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis visited Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC, Sunday morning, calling the mural emblazoned on the street “a powerful work of art.” ...

Durham is mourning the loss of Civil Rights icon Dr. E. Lavonia Allison, who passed away at 94 years old. Posted 1/9/2025, 4:33:33 AM Updated 1/9/2025, 12:59:22 PM ...

A week before the 50th anniversary of the civil rights icon's death, former President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Eric Holder joined other dignitaries at Arlington National Cemetery to honor ...

After his work with Dr. King and being a pioneer of the Civil Rights movement, Young entered the world of politics. In 1972, he became the first Black Congressman from Georgia since reconstruction.

Pamela Chatterton-Purdy's work is on view in "Icons of the Civil Rights Movement" at Elms College. (Republican photo by MICHAEL BESWICK) ...

Created by artist Pamela Chatterton-Purdy, "Icons of the Civil Rights Movement" can be viewed at the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History. It runs until February 2017.