Apr 04 Watch 5:40 From MLK Jr. to Black Lives Matter: America’s ‘racial reckoning’ By PBS NewsHour Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. In a year marred by continuing struggles for racial equality and justice, many of the issues that drove Dr. King are still prevalent today. Rev. Lawrence… Continue watching
Mar 30 A yearslong push to ban hair discrimination is gaining momentum By Candice Norwood Lawmakers around the country are introducing legislation, known as the CROWN Act, aiming to establish legal protections for hair textures and styles tied to racial identity. Continue reading
Mar 08 WATCH: Civil rights leader Vernon Jordan remembered at memorial service By News Desk and Associated Press Jordan died March 1 at the age of 85. He was a leading advocate for Black Americans and a mentor to those who came after him. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 10:53 Vernon Jordan, civil rights leader and presidential confidant, dies at 85 American civil rights activist, presidential confidant and corporate pioneer Vernon Jordan has died at the age of 85. A family statement said he passed Monday in Atlanta. Jordan was a leading advocate for Black Americans and a mentor to those… Continue watching
Feb 01 Deborah Archer becomes first Black person elected to be ACLU’s president By Associated Press Archer, a professor at New York University School of Law with expertise in civil rights and racial justice, has become the ACLU's first Black president in the organization's 101-year history. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 5:24 Building a new generation of civil rights lawyers By Ivette Feliciano The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund recently launched a civil rights lawyer scholarship program as a pipeline to “address racial injustice and inequality in the South." NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano spoke with Associate Director-Counsel, Janai Nelson about the program… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 7:54 Civil rights pioneer Ruby Bridges on activism in the modern era By Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Anne Azzi Davenport In the 1960s, Ruby Bridges became the first African-American student to integrate into an entirely white public school system in New Orleans. She joins Charlayne Hunter-Gault, who followed in Bridges' footsteps 60 years ago and desegregated the University of Georgia… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 7:07 Remembering John Lewis, an American civil rights icon By Judy Woodruff, Jessica Yarvin The United States bid a final farewell to John Lewis in Atlanta Thursday, after more than a week of observations in his honor. A congressman and lifelong activist, Lewis endured threats, repeated imprisonment and physical violence to fight for civil… Continue watching
Jul 29 WATCH: Civil rights icon John Lewis lauded as hero at Georgia Capitol — July 29, 2020 By Jeff Amy, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press John Lewis was lauded as a warrior and a hero during a ceremony Wednesday at the Georgia Capitol, where the civil rights icon who represented much of Atlanta in Congress will lie in repose before a funeral service. Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: Funeral service for the late John Lewis in Georgia By Jeff Martin, Associated Press John Lewis was celebrated as an American hero during his funeral as former President Barack Obama and others called on people to follow Lewis' example and fight injustice. Continue reading