Thurgood Marshall

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December 16, 2022
The bust of U.S. Supreme Court justice Roger B. Taney will be removed from the Capitol and replaced with a…
November 23, 2022
The Supreme Court says Cecilia "Cissy" Marshall has died. She was 94.
June 14, 2022
A new plaque honoring the legacy of Virgil D. Hawkins was mounted at the site of his former law office…
White House Black History Month Exhibit
February 26, 2022
The White House welcomed theGrio to the East Wing to exclusively view its weeks-long Black History Month exhibit.
December 3, 2021
Crump has been responsible for securing tens of millions of dollars in damages for Black victims of racial and police…
December 3, 2021
This Saturday, the channel kicks off free streaming for a doubleheader match-up between Howard University and Hofstra University.
October 1, 2021
The statehouse grounds pays homage to native Georgians who've achieved great things. Some now want to include Thomas.
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May 17, 2021
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is investing in young civil rights lawyers through its Marshall-Motley Scholars Program.
January 17, 2021
When VP-elect Kamala Harris takes the oath of office Wednesday, she will be sworn in by the first woman of…
Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences' 9th Annual Governors Awards - Show
September 3, 2020
The agent of Chadwick Boseman shares how the late actor chose roles, including declining to take part in a slave…
August 29, 2020
With his unexpected death, the world got the sobering reminder that the man who played Black Panther was, in fact,…
July 26, 2020
The fight for civil rights is full of unsung heroes, especially women, and one of those sheroes in Sarah Elizabeth…
October 13, 2017
If you plan to support this film because “it’s our history,” don’t -- because it’s not.
October 13, 2017
Before Thurgood Marshall became the first black Supreme Court justice, he was a fearless lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense…
October 13, 2016
On Wednesday, Jack Greenberg, a civil rights icon who effectively fought for civil rights before the United States Supreme Court,…
March 7, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — To remind him of some of the work done by potential Supreme Court nominee Robert L. Wilkins,…
February 29, 2016
SLIDESHOW - Regardless of who tops the list or gets overlooked, the overall point is that it's time for us…
December 16, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — Having already played Jackie Robinson and James Brown, Chadwick Boseman will tackle another icon in a…
June 18, 2013
OPINION - Are U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia parting political ways?...
May 13, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — In roughly 75 hours of arguments at the Supreme Court since October, only one African-American lawyer appeared…