Civil Rights

North Carolina state Rep. Renée Price, D-Orange

Civil rights advocates defend a North Carolina court justice suing over a probe for speaking out

10:18am August 31, 2023

Civil rights advocates and Democratic state legislators defended and praised Wednesday a state Supreme Court justice for suing this week to block a state ethics panel from investigating her public

Students from the A&T Four Middle College pose by February One Monument

Guilford County students honor legacy of the A&T Four civil rights activists

4:29pm February 02, 2023

by Amy Diaz

On February 1, 1960, four Black students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University took a stand against segregation.

A young girl reads about Martin Luther King Jr.

Education

Children's MLK Read-In event at Wake Forest University to promote activism and literacy

9:14am January 15, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Wake Forest University is hosting its 14th annual Read-In Day on Jan. 21st to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and promote literacy.

This image provided by A2H Engineers, Architects, Planners on Aug. 18, 2022, shows digital rendering of the National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame in Marks, Miss.

Why the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame is headed to this small Mississippi Delta town

6:15am August 24, 2022

by The Associated Press

Marks, Mississippi, is where Martin Luther King Jr. chose in 1968 as the starting point for his Poor People's Campaign, which demanded economic justice for poor Americans of all backgrounds.

A new Maryland alert system named in honor of the late Emmett Till will aim to bring awareness to hate crimes across the state. Here, a mural featuring a portrait of civil rights icon Emmett Till is seen in Chicago.

National

A new system to flag racist incidents and acts of hate is named after Emmett Till

3:49pm August 23, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The Emmett Till Alerts will be sent to Black elected officials across Maryland — along with national civil rights organizations, clergy members and other leaders.

Lawyer: Former president of North Carolina NAACP found dead

11:18am July 21, 2022

by Associated Press

Courts
LGBTQ

Judge: NC health plan must cover transgender treatments

12:17pm June 14, 2022

by Associated Press

The North Carolina state employee health plan unlawfully discriminates by excluding treatments for transgender people by refusing to pay for hormone therapy and surgeries, as it once did briefly, a

Artist Branly Cadet's Arise sculpture at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala., portrays community activists.

National

A civil rights memorial in Alabama expands to document lynching victims' stories

11:57am April 21, 2022

by Debbie Elliott

The Equal Justice Initiative addresses America's history of racial violence at a time when state lawmakers nationwide have been trying to limit teaching about divisive topics in public schools.

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After more than a century of trying, Congress passes an anti-lynching bill

9:56pm March 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

Passage of the legislation to make lynching a federal crime is a major milestone after more than 200 attempts to pass such legislation failed over the course of a century.

Autherine Lucy Foster reacts during the dedication ceremony for Autherine Lucy Foster Hall in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Feb. 25, 2022.

National

First Black University of Alabama student dies days after a building is named for her

6:07pm March 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Autherine Lucy Foster's death comes less than a week after university officials dedicated the campus building where she briefly attended classes in her honor.