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The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Merrill v. Milligan, a consolidated case on whether Alabama’s congressional redistricting map violates the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The focus is on…

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke at the 2023 African American Mayors Association Conference. Topics included accessibility to transportation and housing.

The Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) held a second hearing on challenges facing the appraisal industry, including barriers for entering the profession and racial bias in home appraisals. The…

Former Newsweek editor Mark Whitaker looked at the “Black Power” movement in 1966 and its impact on the civil rights movement during that time. Theodore Books in Oyster Bay, New York, hosted this…

Margaret Burnham (By Hands Now Known), Daniel Black (Black on Black), and Mark Whitaker (Saying it Loud) discussed civil rights history from Jim Crow-era violence to the Black Power…

The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division was created by the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Its 65th anniversary celebration, held at DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C, focused on the…

St. Joseph’s University professor Katherine Sibley taught a class about African American women who were writers and artists during the early Civil Rights era. She described the…

President Biden spoke at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. On March 7, 1965, civil rights activists were beaten by police at the location while marching to Montgomery to protest the denial of…

President Biden participated in the annual Edmund Pettus Bridge crossing in Selma, Alabama. On March 7, 1965, civil rights activists were beaten by police at the location while marching to Montgomery…

University of Texas at Austin professor Peniel Joseph (The Third Reconstruction) and former Washington Post military correspondent Thomas Ricks (Waging a Good War) talked about the past,…

Martin Luther King, Jr., was interviewed by four journalists for “Press Conference U.S.A.,” a U.S. Information Agency (USIA) series that was distributed internationally. The interviewers were…

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced three individuals have been arrested and charged in an attempted assassination of a prominent Iranian-American journalist, who has been a vocal…

On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Museum historian Ryan Jones of National Civil Rights Museum talked about his final days…

The National Action Network (NAN) held its annual breakfast to honor and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Several people were honored for their work on civil rights including former House Speaker…

Fred Gray is a longtime civil rights attorney from Montgomery, Alabama. Some of his notable clients included Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and other participants of the mid-1950's…

Robert Woodson talked about Martin Luther King Day 2023 and race in America.

Benjamin Chavis talked about his op-ed on what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. can teach Americans about working together despite differences.

President Biden spoke at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta one day before Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In his remarks, the president spoke of democracy and voting rights, drawing parallels between his administration’s domestic agenda and Dr. King’s civil rights mission.…

Spencer Overton talked about Martin Luther King Day 2023 and Race in America.

University of South Carolina professor Patricia Sullivan taught a class about the 1960s civil rights movement and the involvement of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy. She described…