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Affirmative action, anti-critical race theory legislation, and rollbacks on LGBTQ+ rights will shape the policy recommendations 2,000 delegates will vote on Monday morning in Boston.

When the NAACP's conference ended here last week, civil rights leaders left behind a portrait of black men in crisis.

Medgar Evers, an obscure state NAACP when he was gunned down outside his home a quarter-century ago, was remembered as being 'as much a hero as if he had...

Members of the Lambda chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity, a staple in the community for a century, gathered to celebrate brotherhood and service.

Five Milwaukeeans on breaking generational barriers, demanding a seat at the table, and pulling up their peers as they climb to the next rung.

Reverend Samuel Kyles watched as his friend and fellow preacher, Dr. Martin Luther King, was assassinated, and Kyles unwittingly became The Witness.

Memphis, TN, Aug. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the National Civil Rights Museum announced the 2022 Freedom Award. The Freedom Award is the Museum’s...

The proposed ban on menthol cigarettes, long aimed at Black consumers, is crucial to reducing smoking, especially among young people.

Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings show she's like Thurgood Marshall, the first Black on the Supreme Court, not Clarence Thomas, on racial justice.

Weather in northwest Orange County for Monday, January 31, 2022