While conservative activists praise these efforts as a return to meritocracy, left-leaning activists believe these actions ...

When he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — ‘Jail No ...

Troops have been previously deployed in the U.S. by presidents, including George H.W. Bush and John F. Kennedy.

Standing on his balcony at The Lorraine Motel, King was shot and killed April 4, 1968. The assassination sparked another series of riots in the Avondale neighborhood, which resulted in the deaths of ...

Terms like “environmental racism” or “environmental justice” were not yet part of the national lexicon when the Rev. Martin ...