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Grassroots Groups in Mississippi Are Pushing for Representation in Local Office
Mississippi has never elected a Black person to statewide office to this day.
Tennessee Rejects “Moms for Liberty” Complaint Over Lessons on MLK
The Tennessee Department of Education only rejected the complaint on a technicality, and said it could be resubmitted.
Graphic Biography Highlights the Life of Actor and Activist Paul Robeson
“Ballad of an American” tells the tale of Paul Robeson’s role in the earliest civil rights movement to a new generation.
Remembering the 1968 Orangeburg Massacre
The 1968 Orangeburg massacre is one of the most violent and least remembered events of the civil rights movement.
A Lifelong Organizer’s Story Comes to Life in “The Damned Don’t Cry”
Former prisoner and organizer Frank Chapman Jr.'s remarkable memoir offers hope far beyond his own story.
Students Face Investigation After Posing With Guns Next to Emmett Till Monument
One of the students posted a photo of the pose to his private Instagram account in March.
New Film Reveals Life of Civil Rights Activist Jack O’Dell
"The Issue of Mr. O'Dell" offers a rare glimpse at the shaping of the civil rights movement amidst the Red Scare.
Activists With Diabetes Take on the Global Insulin Crisis
T1 International has flipped the script on health care advocacy with patients leading the fight for accessible insulin.
Aretha Franklin Was an Icon of the Civil Rights and Feminist Movements
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, died Thursday at her home in Detroit at the age of 76.
MLK’s Final Days: The Rev. James Lawson Remembers King’s Assassination and Support for Memphis Strike
Rev. James Lawson discusses his experience with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.