Civil Rights movement
This week in history: Coretta Scott King born in 1927
April 25, 2017Coretta Scott King was an author, activist, and civil rights leader in her own right, and the mother of four children. In her early life, she was an accomplished singer, and she often incorporated music into...
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A Forever stamp for Dorothy Height, giant of the Civil Rights movement
March 28, 2017One of her campaigns was to integrate all units of the YMCA, which continues to be one of the most progressive national organizations for racial and gender justice.
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Oneil Cannon, longtime Communist, centenarian
February 15, 2017LOS ANGELES — Longtime radical activist Oneil Cannon died in his sleep on Jan. 20, 2017, at 12:20 a.m., the last morning of President Obama’s administration before Donald Trump was sworn in. Born on Jan. 28,...
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Dr. King pushed our nation to look into the mirror on values
January 17, 2017Dr. King would be heartbroken today to see the top priorities of the new Trump administration.
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James and Esther Cooper Jackson, African American activists in a joint biography
December 12, 2016James and Esther Cooper Jackson were mainstays of the struggle for African American equality for decades. Sara Rzeszutek Haviland tells the story of their life together.
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