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 ...

Cecil Bassett Moore was a Black American activist, lawyer and politician during the civil rights movement who operated mostly in Philadelphia. He was known for his more aggressive push for change and ...

These changes challenge decades of progress in expanding opportunities for Black and brown communities, leaving civil rights leaders to mount a strategic response to protect these hard-won gains.

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.

As President Donald Trump‘s nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel, gets grilled by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday for his confirmation hearing, civil rights groups are sounding the ...