CIVIL RIGHTS

The Black Church: The Heartbeat of Black History

"Religion has been that one place where you have an imagination that no one can control."

Celebrating a Death Knell for Discrimination—The Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

But while the war was over and the Constitution amended, the South’s support of slavery would continue for the next 100 years.

After 75 Years, Jackie Robinson Still Shows Us We Can Do Better, In Spite of Ourselves

On April 15, 1947—75 years ago this week—a Black man stepped onto a major league baseball diamond and into history.

“If You Want A Taste Of Freedom, Keep Going”—200 Years Later, Harriet Tubman Lives On

“If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there’s shouting after you, keep going. Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.”

Women’s History Month: Celebrating the Voice That Sang a Nation Into Change

When one thinks of women who pushed the boundaries of civil rights, one seminal figure is rarely mentioned. Her name was Marian Anderson.

Why Black History IS History

“Won’t it be wonderful when black history and native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book. Just U.S. history.” - Maya Angelou

Sidney Poitier Risked His Life for Equality and Human Rights

Had there been no Freedom Summer, and no national attention focused on civil rights, would bigotry and hate have continued to flourish unabated?

Civil Rights Icon Hank Aaron: A Tough Out, On and Off the Field

His legacy is a lesson to all of us when faced with the bitter fruit of discrimination, hate and intolerance: Be your own “tough out.”

Race, Religion & Bridges to Understanding

A group of almost 600 people, mostly African-Americans, gather on a road leading east out of a small southern town. They begin to walk. Their destination is the state capital, 54 miles away. They have only come six blocks when they arrive at the bridge that marks the edge of town.