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 ...

Black History/White Lies: The 10 biggest myths about the Civil Rights Movement. OPINION: Part two of theGrio’s Black History Month series explores the myths, misunderstandings and ...

At the White House on Feb. 13, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the descendants of some of the most influential civil rights leaders, who convened in the same room for the first time ...

Story by Bernd Debusmann Jr - BBC News, White House • 1w. T he Trump administration says that Harvard University violated civil-rights laws over its treatment of Israeli and Jewish students, ...

The federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights has moved to terminate a New York administrative judge who has resisted compliance with directives from the White House, including ...

As Detroit civil rights leaders in the 1960s deliberated how to harness white support for the movement, they struck upon an innovation that would strengthen the fight for civil rights across the U.S.

Even though Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the center of the Civil Rights Movement, he was feared and hated by white people—which was only exacerbated after he spoke out against the Vietnam War.

In a statement, Mr. Fields, the White House spokesman, reiterated the administration’s position on Mr. Trump’s civil rights goals, and the president’s grievances against Harvard.