SNCC 50th Anniversary

A Black man wearing a black sweatshirt and red cap over dredlocks and playing a trumpet passes a colorful mural of the Memphis sanitation worker's "I Am a Man" strike

It's Our Job to Finish Dr. Martin Luther King's Economic Justice Work [OP-ED]

On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner reflects on the critical income inequality work he supported and our urgent need to finish it.

Nina Turner Apr 4, 2018 10:00AM EDT

Beyoncé, Dancers Channel Black Panthers Iconography at Super Bowl

They commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Black Panthers at Super Bowl 50, with the dancers later demanding justice for Mario Woods.

Sameer Rao Feb 8, 2016 12:36PM EST

Inside the Art of the Civil Rights Movement

Exhibit goes beyond famous photographs to document the art work produced during those turbulent times.

Jamilah King Apr 29, 2014 7:00AM EDT

The War on Poverty vs. Racism

The key barrier to embracing the War on Poverty and to building public support for a renewed poverty effort is the fact that right from the start Johnson’s program has been maligned and stereotyped beyond recognition.

Imara Jones Jan 8, 2014 7:00AM EST