First Lady Jill Biden, former ambassador Andrew Young and the Rev. Al Sharpton were among those who paid tribute during ...

In 1961, the state of Tennessee took 200 acres of land from Highlander Folk School on Monteagle Mountain in Grundy County.

In a letter shared exclusively with USA TODAY, civil rights groups urged top business leaders to speak out against the ...

A collective of 19 organizations reminded leaders of top U.S. companies that safeguarding DEI programs is both ethically ...

During the service, loved ones reflected on the impact Sybil Haydel Morial left on the New Orleans community as an activist ...

WASHINGTON (TND) — Over two-thirds of Americans (67%) of Americans think race relations -- primarily between white and Black ...

Though she is gone, her legacy will endure through the many friends and family members whose lives she touched.

The College of Education celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month on Tuesday with a lecture in honor of George I. Sánchez, a ...

National civil rights organizations are urging business leaders to reject a growing campaign to abolish workplace diversity, equity and inclusion policies and programs and defend “decadeslong ...

A Baton Rouge building that still stands today has historic significance for its role in Louisiana's civil rights history.

Columbia Peace & Justice Initiative hosted "A Night With Fred Gray" at Maury Hills Church to raise funds to erect a Thurgood Marshall statue.

Loyola's JSRI, along with other local organizations, sought to bring the lessons of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement into the ...