The U.S. government and local authorities are fighting once again over civil rights. But the dynamic has been turned upside down.

History shows that civil disobedience and mass protests are more effective in the long run than black-bloc tactics.

As Black History Month kicks off with a focus on “The Crisis in Black Education,” the debate has gotten a lot more complicated.

King was a preacher as well as an activist, and that's no accident.

Challenged at work, supported at home, the trio of NASA mathematicians are a bold representation of cooperative black domestic life.

The president-elect could use law enforcement to abuse civil rights.

The Trump administration-in-waiting will try to paint Sessions as a civil rights advocate. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Edward Snowden warned us about the abuses of our national security state. Now look who's in charge of it.

The movie shows how one couple overturned a racist law—without the usual grand speeches.

Why the Civil Rights leader is telling his life story in a graphic novel.

Many have laid claim to the civil rights legend, obscuring the radicalism of his message.

The Supreme Court gave us a historic year for liberty and equality

An interview with City Council candidate and former mayor Brian Fletcher.