A Union soldier stands with African Americans on the plantation Thomas F. Drayton, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 1862. Photo by Henry P. Moore, …
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
New York City Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo
The 35th Council District celebrates its own Spike Lee on his first Oscar win! His film BlacKkKlansman won Best Adapted Screenplay, and the night …
By Tameir Yeheyes
Maya Angelou was an award-winning author, poet, civil rights activist, college professor and screen writer. Most recognized for …
Narrated by Sheryl Lee Ralph, the new documentary shines a light on the brave black and white women who crossed racial lines to fight slavery in America
| Sisters in Freedom, the extraordinary story of the black and white women who together created America’s first organized female political force and their |
USA. Alabama. Selma. 1965. Led by Martin Luther King Jr., a group of civil rights demonstrators march from Selma to Montgomery to fight for …