The boy lifts his head higher and speaks with a clearer tone. “I’m Emmett.” ...

On what would have been Emmett Till’s 82nd birthday, President Joe Biden on Tuesday established a national monument honoring Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, calling it “another chapter ...

President Donald Trump and his allies are seeking to rule through systematic intimidation. It has deep roots in American ...

Mayor Harold Washington is buried in a cemetery that was once for “whites only.” Protests and legislative fights desegregated ...

A group of New York City college students are spreading Black Boy Joy online, in spite of negativity, led by Khadim Thiam.

Men, Women and Rape explored pernicious cultural and legal attitudes about rape and helped debunk the long-held view that ...

Groundbreaking gay rights activist and Navy veteran Harvey Milk was in the news this week as the Navy vessel named in his honor made headlines as its pending renaming looms.  "Chief Pentagon ...

Thousands are marking the fifth anniversary of George Floyd's murder at religious services, concerts and vigils nationwide.

“After you reach that 30-to-40-year mark, you lose hope.” Unbeknownst to Dale Gibbs, the Department of Justice opened an investigation into the killings under the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights ...

President Joe Biden hugs Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr., as Vice President Kamala Harris applauds, at an event to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, in the Indian Treaty Room ...

Gibbs and Green are two of 56 people murdered in Mississippi from 1955 through 1977 in killings that were suspected to be ...

Thousands are marking the fifth anniversary of George Floyd's murder at religious services, concerts and vigils nationwide.