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Nation Marks MLK Day With Parades, Service, and Political Calls to Action

Many gatherings served as forums for pointed criticism of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement plus DEI rollbacks.

Claudette Colvin, Pioneering Catalyst of Bus Desegregation, Dies at 86

Claudette Colvin, Civil Rights Pioneer Who Refused a Bus Seat at 15, Dies at 86

Rick Garcia, Architect of Illinois LGBTQ+ Rights, Dies at 69

FBI: Suspect Confessed to Mississippi Synagogue Arson, Citing 'Jewish Ties'

EEOC Under Lucas Invites White Men’s Bias Claims, Targets Corporate DEI

U.S. Capitol Unveils Barbara Rose Johns Statue, Replacing Robert E. Lee

Jo Ann Allen Boyce, Member of the Clinton 12, Dies at 84

Nearly 2,000 Visit The Henry Ford for 70th Anniversary of Rosa Parks' Stand

Imam Jamil Al-Amin, Formerly H. Rap Brown, Dies at 82 in Federal Custody

Bill and Hillary Clinton Visit Jesse Jackson at Chicago Hospital

Doreen Lawrence Tells Inquiry She Could Not Believe Claims Police Sought to Smear Her Family

Schools Nationwide Mark 65 Years Since Ruby Bridges’ Walk With Student-Led Commemorations

National Urban League Opens Harlem Empowerment Center as New 17-Story Headquarters

Supreme Court Rehears Louisiana Voting Rights Case on Race as Proxy in Redistricting

Oklahoma City Dedicates Clara Luper National Sit-In Plaza at Historic Katz Site

Supreme Court Rehears Louisiana Voting Case Testing the Future of Section 2

Supreme Court Rehears Louisiana Redistricting Case Testing Race and the Voting Rights Act

Atlanta Man Arrested After Damage to MLK Center Eternal Flame and Reflecting Pool

EJI Opens Phase One of Elevation Convening Center and Hotel in Downtown Montgomery