Dikembe Mutombo's basketball legacy, Building confidence and determination, Blending life with basketball wisdom. McDonald's Salutes Faces of Black History 2025 ...

She was attacked by mounted police officers on "Bloody Sunday" in Selma. Her efforts, along with "Bloody Sunday," were significant in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

A historic Black church unable to compel the far-right Proud Boys to pay a $2.8 million vandalism judgment accepted an ...

rebalancing the human rights agenda, and building momentum for the defense of civil society. U.S. membership has not, however, remedied all of UNHRC’s chronic ills. The UN General Assembly ...

Every Black History Month and Juneteenth, pioneers in African American history are often mentioned like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Muhammad Ali and Harriet Tubman. They are revered and in ...

Martin Luther King Jr. had a deep respect for music as an instrument of change. The March on Washington in 1963, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, featured live performances by ...

More than 50 civil career servants and foreign service officers at the U.S. Agency for International Development were placed on administrative leave Monday afternoon effective immediately ...

Bangladesh risks the return of the rights abuses seen under ousted Prime ... political neutrality across institutions, including the civil service, police, military, and the judiciary,” it ...

Nick Mordowanec is a Newsweek investigative reporter based in Michigan. His focus includes U.S. and international politics and policies, immigration, crime and social issues. Other reporting has ...

This conflict is at the crux of Sam Feder‘s legal documentary “Heightened Scrutiny,” which captures ACLU attorney and transgender rights activist ... “Prophecy” by civil rights activist ...

Abbott’s campaign to control the U.S.-Mexico border has raised concerns among human rights groups about civil rights in the state. In March of 2021, Abbott declared a state of emergency in ...

and tribal communities – follow their own civil laws, influenced by religious texts and cultural mores. Supporters say the UCC gives Muslim women the same rights as others by ending polygamy ...