Civil rights activists and clergy launch a movement in solidarity with a national boycott of Target, focusing on economic ...

Discover 21 influential Black leaders who changed history through activism, politics, education, science and justice.

Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial ...

He revealed his political cowardice and moral bankruptcy by doing nothing with the power Black voters handed him. The ...

On April 1st, 2025 the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Racial Equity Grant of the County of Santa Barbara funding recommendations made by the Fund for Santa Barbara.

On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Erik Wallenberg talks to Jeanne Theoharis about her new book, King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life of ...

Oyelowo stars as Hampton Chambers, a father returning home to the San Fernando Valley in 1969 after a stint in prison. The ...

Sherrilyn Ifill, a civil rights lawyer and the former President and the Director-Counsel Of NAACP Legal and Educational Fund, ...

While most know that Robinson was the first Black player in the MLB, few are aware of his courageous efforts off the field. Such efforts should be admired and offer an example that seems much needed ...

The National Civil Rights Museum held a moving tribute to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on the anniversary of his assassination. Speakers at the event, including State ...

A newly discovered note from CT’s first editor, Carl Henry, shows how King’s Birmingham Jail missive shifted a white pastor’s ...