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Malcolm X's daughters sue CIA, FBI and NYPD over civil rights leader's assassination
Malcolm X’s daughters are accusing the CIA, FBI, the NYPD and others in a $100-million lawsuit for mishandling their father’s 1965 assassination.
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Civil rights leader and nonviolent protest pioneer Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95
The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his family said Monday. He was 95.
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Kamala Harris leads Bloody Sunday memorial in Selma as marchers' call for voting rights
Vice President Kamala Harris and Attorney General Merrick Garland are among those marking the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama.
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Florida teacher fired for using gender-neutral honorific ‘Mx.'
The teacher has filed a discrimination complaint alleging that their termination is a violation of federal civil rights law.
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Grant program for Black women entrepreneurs blocked by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court has temporarily halted a venture capital firm’s grant program for businesses run by Black women.
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Biden calls for action to end ‘hate-fueled violence' on 60th anniversary of March on Washington
President Joe Biden is calling for action to end the type of “hate-fueled violence” that authorities say motivated a white man to fatally shoot three Black people at a Florida store over the weekend.
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Thousands converge on National Mall for 60th anniversary of March on Washington
Thousands have gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in the nation’s capital to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech.
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