Charlton Heston, Sidney Poitier, Burt Lancaster and Lena Horne were among the stars who appeared for MLK and civil rights. They made a big difference.

The Civil Rights era is no longer the central reference point for how many young Americans understand race, justice and power — a generational shift reshaping politics, education and activism in the U ...

Civil disobedience is by nature violating the law to bring attention to a cause. Famously, civil disobedience by the Rev.

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Organizers say the demonstration is part of a national movement calling for accountability and protections for constitutional rights.

After being jailed as a resistance organizer for the Tamil minority in his native Sri Lanka, he spoke out against governmental repression worldwide.

Political protests are a powerful tool for shaping public opinion, influencing policy and forcing leaders to do the right ...

How will the Supreme Court rule in the trans athletes cases? Here's what the arguments mean.

On the eve of a major speech in Washington on Chicago's political and legal resistance to ICE, Johnson said he is ...

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Richard Arrington Jr., Birmingham's first Black mayor, shares his experiences with segregation and offers insights on the ...

Nearly 60 years after King’s death, civil rights leaders say Trump is forcing the movement to reinvent itself again as ...