Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) voted to pass H.R. 5, the Equality Act, to ensure that all LGBTQ Americans are granted the full protections guaranteed by federal civil rights law. Continue reading
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Black Public Media (BPM) hosts the second biennial National Black Media Story Summit from Tuesday, June 23 to Thursday, June 25, 2020.Continue reading
On Thursday, December 13, 2019, evening, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights hosted the 2019 Ripple of Hope Awards, recognizing four exceptional humanitarians for their commitment to social justice and civil rights.
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Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat issued the following statement in recognition of the anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act, signed into law this day in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson:Continue reading
Isola Ware Curry June 14, 1916 – March 7, 2015, was an African-American woman who attempted to assassinate civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Continue reading
Longtime CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker said journalists must remain free to "hear the dispossessed, free to challenge the status quo," and "free to present truth to the powerful."Continue reading