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UCLA’s Black Alumni Association hosted a conversation with activist and author Angela Davis and rapper Common. They shared insights from their personal experiences in activism and standing…

This film documents the “Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom,” a civil rights demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial on May 17, 1957. Approximately 25,000 people gathered to mark the third…

University of Massachusetts Amherst Professor Traci Parker talked about the lunch counter sit-ins that took place in the early 1960s as part of the civil rights movement. She described how…

Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network hosted its annual breakfast on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Notable speakers included former Vice President Joe Biden, Martin Luther King…

Actress Ebony Obsidian, Princeton University Professor Imani Perry, and novelist Jacqueline Woodson talked about the importance of James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could Talk.

An outdoor service from Memphis commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. The ceremony at the National Civil Rights Museum’s plaza in front of the…

April Ryan, author and Washington Bureau Chief for American Urban Radio Networks, moderated an author discussion on race in America. Participating authors included Jason Reilly, Wes Lowery,…

David Margolick was interviewed at the National Press Club’s Book Fair. He talked about his book, The Promise and the Dream: The Untold Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. And Robert F.…

A ceremony commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.'s “Mountaintop” speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis the night before his assassination. In the speech, he reaffirmed his dedication to nonviolent…

In March of 1965, civil rights activists and religious leaders marched from Selma to Montgomery to demand African Americans be given the right to vote. National Park Service Guide April Baldwin visited…

Eileen Rivers was interviewed at the National Press Club’s Book Fair. She talked about her book, Beyond the Call: Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan, on women in the military.…

Political insiders Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, and Minyon Moore talked about their book, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics, in which they reflect on their…

Columnist Armstrong Williams and author Leonard Steinhorn talked about race relations in the United States.

Independence, Missouri, is a sacred spot for the Church of Latter Day Saints. Members of the church began settling in Jackson County in 1831, shortly after founder Joseph Smith declared that a spot near the…

Sohaila Abdulali, a survivor of rape, examined societal views on sexual assault and rape.

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker delivered the keynote address at a Heritage Foundation event on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). The acting attorney general opened his remarks by…

Elaine Weiss was interviewed at the National Press Club’s Book Fair. She talked about her book, The Woman’s Hour, on the women’s suffrage movement.

Advocates for women’s rights took part in the third annual Women’s March. The first women’s march was held following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Due to the government shutdown,…

Historian Robert Selig talked about the practice of burying the dead during the Revolutionary War. He discussed how loved ones identified the bodies, and the influence of military rank and…

Princeton University religion professor Elaine Pagels examined the role of religion in the 21st century.