In honor of Black History Month, The Current is exploring the origins of Black music in America, what came after, and how it ...

Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...

A newly renovated Civil Rights exhibit is taking visitors from the emergence of the movement to the height of the efforts to fight for equality. The Museums finished renovating its Civil Rights ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. Now the home of the National Civil Rights Museum, this historic structure not only ...

Glen Echo Park hadn't been an amusement park since 1968, but it had transitioned into a cultural destination for families in ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. Now the home of the National Civil Rights Museum, this historic structure not only ...

Kiah Duggins was a civil rights attorney who worked with a legal ... She studied prison industrial complex abolition and movement lawyering as a Law 4 Black Lives Fellow and integrated those ...

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating after a United Airlines flight experienced "sudden aircraft movement," leaving dozens of passengers and crew injured, including six people ...

Martin Luther King Jr. had a deep respect for music as an instrument of change. The March on Washington in 1963, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, featured live performances by ...

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic ...

When the Bill of Rights Bill was introduced, we were concerned that it would damage the rule of law and make it harder for people to protect their rights. Take a look at how we responded to the bill ...

Ex-President Joe Biden used his waning hours in office in part to issue a posthumous pardon for Black civil rights icon Marcus ... to lead and develop a mass movement." Garvey pictured sitting ...