America was polarized during the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Veterans from the movement say the racial backlash they feel today is reminiscent of the recoil they faced in 1968.

The White House will host more than two dozen descendants of civil rights icons and historical figures as they commemorate Black History Month, the White House exclusively confirmed with theGrio.

Lawson was an apostle of nonviolent protest — and close adviser to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights ...

As I woke on the day after Donald Trump's election back to the White House, I realized a painful truth—The country I love doesn't love me back. ... We live in an echo of the civil rights movement.

A Civil Rights Movement for White People Michael I. Norton is a professor at the Harvard Business School and a co-author of " Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending ." June 26, 2013 ...

Civil rights groups requested a meeting with the White House earlier this week and asked for updates on what it has done to address the rise of hate-based violence on the heels of the murders of ...

Hunter-Gault: “There would be no civil rights movement in America without the women who were the backbone of the struggle. They were taught that they were not in the leadership, and even then ...

The demands of the civil rights movement went beyond affirmative ... John Lewis and William T. Coleman take part the White House Conference on Civil Rights with a call for $100 billion "Freedom ...

The investigation over Harvard’s treatment of Jewish and Israeli students is the latest in the battle between the White House ...

Why it matters: The order, called "restoring equality of opportunity and meritocracy," is the latest in a series of blows to longstanding civil rights protections from the White House.