A group of teenagers marching during a civil rights rally. Bettman via Getty Images
by Tobin Miller Shearer, University of Montana
Fifty-eight years ago in the...
The ranks of Black teachers have been decimated since public schools were ordered desegregated in 1954. LWA via Getty Images
by Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz, University of...
President Joe Biden presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Congressman James E. Clyburn. (Photo: DreamInColor Photo / NNPA)
by Stacy M. Brown and Ashleigh Fields, The Washington...
The importance of the NAACP Detroit Branch’s annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner should not be understated. Nationally, it’s the most attended, most well...
by NORAL PARHAM, The Indianapolis Recorder
Surrounded by prestigious awards and memorabilia, dozens of families gathered at Avondale Meadows YMCA on the city’s eastside on...
by Joshua F.J. Inwood, Penn State and Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee
When historian Carter Woodson created “Negro History Week” in 1926, which became...
Dozens gathered in South Memphis for a vigil honoring Tyre Nichols
by Lee Eric Smith, Tri-State Defender
On January 7, 2023, Tyre Nichols was mercilessly beaten by...