Tag: civil rights
HBCU Honors Past and Present Civil Rights Activists
On July 24, Jackson State University (JSU) in Mississippi unveiled a new mural honoring local civil rights icons at the Council of Federated Organizations...
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Names Inaugural Marshall-Motley Scholars
On the anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in May, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) announced the names of...
Kristen Clarke is the First Black Woman to Head Justice Department’s...
In a 51-48 vote on Tuesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Kristen Clarke as assistant attorney general of civil rights at the Department of Justice...
Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against Trump’s Federal Workforce Diversity Training...
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the National Urban League, and the National Fair Housing Alliance filed a lawsuit on Thursday to block President Trump’s...
Women’s Suffrage Centennial: Black Women Played Pivotal Role in Securing the...
On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution officially granted women the right to vote. One hundred years later, many...
