On May 28, 1934, Betty Shabazz was born in Detroit. A civil rights activist, educator, and wife of Malcolm X, she was born Betty Dean
On May 5, 1865, pastor and civil rights activist Adam Clayton Powell Sr. was born in Franklin County, Virginia. After a troubled youth, he turned
Over 100 attorneys have left the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division — not because they’re soft, but because Trump’s DOJ has flipped the script on
On April 10, 1968, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, a landmark law aimed at ending housing discrimination based on race, religion, or
According to CNN, Sen. Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest floor speech in Senate history, surpassing the 24-hour, 18-minute mark set by
On May 6, 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower put his signature on the Civil Rights Act of 1960. The significant legislation ushered in federal oversight of local
On February 14, 1957, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was established at a meeting in New Orleans after the end of the Montgomery Bus
A major Black History Month exhibit is now open in New York State Capitol. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the “1964: New Yorkers Who Shaped History”
On Nov. 2, 1983, a federal holiday was declared in honor of the great civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In the bill
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