Civil Rights Movement

Hope Amid Despair in One Black Suburb

"There are signs of despair, but the overlying work is about hope and resil...

"There are signs of despair, but the overlying work is about hope and resilience."

'Hair Portrait #1', The Refutation of “Good” Hair

When Hair Becomes a Site of Resistance

Nakeya Brown is one of 40 women artists and photographers redefining the fe...

Nakeya Brown is one of 40 women artists and photographers redefining the female gaze

Review: I Am Not Your Negro Shows How Far We Only Think We've Come

A new documentary traces James Baldwin's ties to Malcolm X, Martin Luther K...

A new documentary traces James Baldwin's ties to Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr. and Medgar Evers—and offers a vision of Trumpism 50 years before Trump

MLK, Civil Rights and The Fierce Urgency of Now

What can the Civil Rights Movement and President Johnson's "Great Society" ...

What can the Civil Rights Movement and President Johnson's "Great Society" teach us about legislative action today?

From left: Colman Domingo, David Oyelowo (as Martin Luther King, Jr.), Andre Holland and Stephan James in a scene from Selma.

The Return of the Protest Song

Young musicians are finding their role in this modern civil rights movement...

Young musicians are finding their role in this modern civil rights movement through the protest song tradition

From left: Oprah, David Oyelowo, and Ava DuVernay, attend the Selma New York Premiere at Ziegfeld Theater on Dec. 14, 2014 in New York City.

Selma Cast Will March in Alabama to Celebrate MLK Day

Director Ava DuVernay and stars Oprah Winfrey and David Oyelowo will be the...

Director Ava DuVernay and stars Oprah Winfrey and David Oyelowo will be there too

Little Rock, Ark., 1957: National Guardsmen, having admitted white children to a school, bar the way to a black student

What the International Response to the Civil Rights Movement Tells Us About Ferguson

International criticism during the Civil Rights Movement helped bring about...

International criticism during the Civil Rights Movement helped bring about new legislation