Often hailed as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement,” Rosa Parks became a national icon in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery bus. Born in 1913 in ...

But the NAACP's recognition of Weekes as "a local changemaker, celebrating her unwavering commitment to uplifting others" goes back further than her close to 12-year tenure as an executive director at ...

Yamiche Alcindor is the White House correspondent ... Evan talks to best-selling author Walter Mosley. A Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America, he has won numerous awards, including a Grammy ...

Civil rights group challenges Trump's DEI policies NAACP says White House policy threat 'deepens the harm' Education Department not immediately available to comment April 15 (Reuters ...

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed the bombshell news that Rob Walter has resigned as Proteas white-ball coach. Walter has been at the helm of the Proteas' ODI and T20 sides since 2023 and was ...

President Abraham Lin­coln signs a bill ending slavery in Washington, D.C. Approximately nine months later he would issue the ...

NAACP President Derrick Johnson speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, D.C. after meeting with President Joe Biden. The leading civil rights organization said it hopes to raise ...

NAACP says White House 'effectively sanctioning' discrimination President Donald Trump has made ending racial preferences and so-called DEI programs a top priority in his second White House term.

A Long Island school district is being sued over claims its new mascot, a Spartan, is “a symbol of white supremacy.” William King Moss III, a parent and Suffolk County NAACP leader ...

However, William King Moss III, the head of the Islip-Smithtown branch of the NAACP, claims in a new lawsuit that the new name is problematic because the Spartans were a group of white people who ...

The Boulder County branch of the NAACP announced its decision to shut down, citing opposition from the city of Boulder and friction with the national NAACP. In a news release in late March ...

The Columbus NAACP will vote on a new president and other leadership positions on April 2. Sean Walton is the only candidate for president listed on the ballot. Former president Nana Watson's ...