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Icon and famed civil rights activist Malcolm X would have been 100 years old today, May 19, 2025, and as the countless tributes of his incredible legacy pour in, there are a few powerful women behind his movement who are responsible for the powerful leader and man he came to be. RELATED CONTENT: Men Exonerated […]
Rosa Parks National Day of Courage is on Feb. 4, the civil rights activist's birthday. These 12 songs honor her inspiring life and valiance.
You’ve seen this picture before, correct? https://www.instagram.com/p/BQQcqj5h9Y5/?tagged=septimaclark I’m sure of it. It was taken by photographer Brian Lanker for his book I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America. The photograph features the profile of civil rights activist and educator Septima Poinsette Clark. And while it’s a familiar image, how much do you […]
(The News Journal)–When black college students began the sit-in protests that led to the integration of the Jim Crow South, news spread quickly by word of mouth. Soon, students in several states were engaged in similar nonviolent sit-ins, spurring on the civil rights movement. Fast-forward 50 years: Civil rights activists advocating everything from reform of […]
By Brittany Hutson In May 1961, a group of daring young activists decided to hop on board public interstate buses from Washington, D.C. and head into the Deep South. Their intent was to challenge the legitimacy of the United States Supreme Court decision in Boynton v. Virginia of 1960, which granted interstate travelers the legal […]
Steele said RNC wants to help the black community but they need to depend on themselves.
(CNN) — Civil rights activist Dorothy Height, 98, remained in “very serious, but stable condition” Saturday, her friend and spokeswoman said. A flurry of rumors about Height’s death appeared Saturday on the Internet, particularly on the social networking site Twitter, where her name was a trending topic. Wikipedia also briefly reported Height’s death. Height remains […]