Civil Rights Movement

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March 8, 2022
The Emmett Till Antilynching Act of 2022 passed Monday night by unanimous consent. It now heads to the president's desk.
February 26, 2022
As Black History Month comes to a close, these varied perspectives on Black history are worth reading year-round.
Bayard Rustin
February 22, 2022
From the civil rights movement to electrical engineering, these Black pioneers should be recognized in American history.
Rosa Parks, theGrio.com
February 3, 2022
The Detroit Pistons have teamed with the estate of Rosa Parks as part of the organization’s Black History Month celebration.
November 28, 2021
Alabama’s capital city faces penalty for renaming Jeff Davis Avenue after Fred D. Gray, a lawyer known for his work…
October 30, 2021
Claudette Colvin's fight to remove arrest records from protesting 70 years ago could lead to more expungements for activists.
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin
October 26, 2021
A legal team representing Colvin says it plans to file paperwork to have the now-82-year-old woman's arrest from 1955 expunged.
October 10, 2021
A Florida home connected to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his civil rights activism is now going to be…
Jesse Jackson
October 8, 2021
Santita Jackson celebrates father Rev. Jesse Jackson contribution to America through his activism and history-making run for president.
R Kelly thegrio.com
September 23, 2021
R Kelly's lawyer compared him to Martin Luther King Jr. in the closing argument of the singer's federal racketeering trial.
Silent Prayer Walk And Rally Marks 50th Anniversary Of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Assassination
August 26, 2021
TIME and Fortnite have teamed up for a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and social media users are…
Lucille Times theGRIO.com
August 20, 2021
Civil rights activist Lucille Times, who started the Montgomery Bus Boycott, passed away Monday evening at the age of 100.
Noose, theGrio.com
August 9, 2021
An anti-lynching bill stalled in the Senate last year after Sen. Rand Paul singlehandedly kept it from passing into law.
July 30, 2021
“The Summer of Activism” akin to the 1960s is the blueprint to make Republicans move on the For The People…
July 17, 2021
Gloria Richardson, an influential yet largely unsung civil rights pioneer, is seen in a photo pushing away National Guardsman's bayonet.
Martin Luther King Jr. theGrio.com
July 6, 2021
Relaunching the tours signals the slow return of tourism connected to the Civil Rights movement in Atlanta.
May 14, 2021
Charles Avery had barely started marching when police arrested him and took him to jail for participating in landmark civil…
Danielle Brooks stars as Mahalia Jackson
April 3, 2021
Danielle Brooks stars in and co-executive produced Lifetime's "Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia," which chronicles the life of Mahalia Jackson.
January 28, 2021
The home in West Woodlawn is where Till lived with his mother before the teenager traveled to Money, Mississippi that…
December 23, 2020
Former Phoenix city councilman and civil rights activist Calvin C. Goode passed away this week at the age of 93.