Civil Rights Grant boosts Greensboro survey of architectural history
The city of Greensboro has been awarded a $75,000 grant for a program aimed at documenting African American architectural and civil rights history.
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NC A&T commemorates 64th anniversary of civil rights sit-in with conversation about social justice
Sixty-four years ago, four North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University freshmen staged a sit-in at a Woolworth in Greensboro to fight segregation. The school commemorated the anniversary today with a conversation about social justice.
Civil rights advocates defend a North Carolina court justice suing over a probe for speaking out
Civil rights advocates and Democratic state legislators defended and praised Wednesday a state Supreme Court justice for suing this week to block a state ethics panel from investigating her public
Guilford County students honor legacy of the A&T Four civil rights activists
On February 1, 1960, four Black students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University took a stand against segregation.
Children's MLK Read-In event at Wake Forest University to promote activism and literacy
Wake Forest University is hosting its 14th annual Read-In Day on Jan. 21st to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and promote literacy.
Why the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame is headed to this small Mississippi Delta town
Marks, Mississippi, is where Martin Luther King Jr. chose in 1968 as the starting point for his Poor People's Campaign, which demanded economic justice for poor Americans of all backgrounds.
A new system to flag racist incidents and acts of hate is named after Emmett Till
The Emmett Till Alerts will be sent to Black elected officials across Maryland — along with national civil rights organizations, clergy members and other leaders.
Judge: NC health plan must cover transgender treatments
The North Carolina state employee health plan unlawfully discriminates by excluding treatments for transgender people by refusing to pay for hormone therapy and surgeries, as it once did briefly, a
A civil rights memorial in Alabama expands to document lynching victims' stories
The Equal Justice Initiative addresses America's history of racial violence at a time when state lawmakers nationwide have been trying to limit teaching about divisive topics in public schools.