He led more than 600 peaceful protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to march for voting rights. The group was attacked by Alabama State Troopers in what would be known as "Bloody Sunday.

February is Black History Month, and 7News is speaking to experts about some noteworthy and historic African Americans figures that impacted the D.C.-area.Mary ...

A Shreveport pastor and civil rights leader passed away Monday. Calvin Austin III, died Feb. 3 at Willis Knighton Health ...

The death of Ruth Ann Butler sent shockwaves through the Upstate as political figures McMaster and White offer condolences to ...

Civil rights leaders say in each case, officers may have used excessive force. "What we wanted to emphasize is we were concerned about what we saw," said Tim Stevens, the chairman and CEO of B-PEP.

I can imagine King looking down from heaven and singing Marvin Gaye ... The late Benjamin E. Mays, a leader in the civil rights movement, said: “He who starts behind in the great race of ...

Civil rights leaders Marc Morial and Janai Nelson discuss why Trump symbolizes "the most significant contradiction" to what MLK stood for, plus how civil rights leaders are mobilizing ahead of the ...

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, more than a dozen human and civil rights leaders gathered for a roundtable in downtown DC to address President Donald Trump’s Executive Orders regarding the federal ...

In early January, the civil rights division forged a police accountability plan with city leaders in Minneapolis, where the police killing of George Floyd galvanized the nationwide protests even ...

As Donald Trump begins his second stint in the White House with an assault on DEI, the nation’s top civil and human rights leaders will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 22, for an emergency strategy ...

Civil rights leaders and elected officials are seething after President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders to eliminate DEI federal programs and decades-old enforcement of the Civil ...

With the museum offering free admission on the holiday established for the late civil rights leader, attendees could watch a recording of King’s speech, partake in special activities and learn ...