Community members are invited to come and stand with the Southern Youth Leadership Development Institute next week by attending these commemorative events: ...

As the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott approaches, Montgomery is preparing to honor the courage, unity and ...

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Hundreds of people gathered at Urbana’s Lincoln Square Mall on Thursday to take part in a national event called “Good Trouble Lives On.” The nationwide movement celebrates the ...

Friday marks the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement. On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights activists, including the late Congressman John Lewis, ...

The Civil Rights Movement is often heralded as a watershed moment in American history. It is remembered for dismantling ...

Photographer Steve Schapiro reflects on his past work. — -- In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. said in a sermon: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and ...

When the Montgomery Bus Boycott kicked off in December 1955, demand for equality and outrage may have fueled the action, but food fueled the solution. The idea of food as nourishment took on a whole ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 81st birthday would have been today, but with so many events commemorating the occasion, you can celebrate the civil rights pioneer's life and work throughout this ...

America has a serious problem, as evidenced by multiple school shootings and a political assassination all within the span of two weeks. What’s less obvious is that the lessons of history give us the ...