Sharpton became notable for his response to injustice in New York City streets. The civil rights leader led a march through Howard Beach, Queens, after a white mob beat three Black men.

Dr Paul Stephenson's life will be celebrated during a service at Bristol Cathedral Bristol will remember the life and achievements of one of the UK's leading civil rights campaigners during a ...

Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the same day as Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration ...

Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure died at the age of 76 his sister announced Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/EK, File) ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday (Jan. 20), representing a time to remember the legacy of America’s famous Civil Rights leader and give back to the community. More than six decades have ...

During the ceremony, city leaders will recognize sixth-grader Aimee Calderon, the winner of its annual Civil Rights Memorial Essay ... Nine months before Rosa Parks's famous act of civil ...

I can’t believe Denzel Washington hasn’t played one particular early civil-rights hero ... and community leaders. One of them, Mattiwilda, became a famous opera singer in Europe.