The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Convention ... with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person." It also requires that "the reform and social ...

After King's 1968 assassination, Abernathy led the Poor People's Campaign and ... clearly understood there would be a political backlash to his civil rights initiatives, but he also backed civil ...

Henry L. Marsh III — a graduate of Maggie L. Walker High, Virginia Union University and Howard University Law School — left a ...

Juan Williams’ latest dissection of the Civil Rights Movement, “New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America’s Second Civil Rights Movement,” is a masterful sequel to his 1987 best-seller — “Eyes on ...

It is impossible to overlook the pivotal role Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. played not only as the moral compass of the Civil Rights Movement but also as its strategic and political architect.

In the House, Kiesel was considered a champion of civil rights and fought several battles against GOP-driven effort to place ...

Telnaes, if you weren’t sure, is the former Washington Post political cartoonist who resigned ... (“Herblock”), a longtime champion of civil rights in the 20th century.

Kristina Estle, director of the Underground Railroad Museum, wants area residents to remember and understand the cause that ...

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