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Naomi Barber King, sister-in-law of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died yesterday at age 92. She was the widow of the Rev. Alfred Daniel Williams King, MLK’s brother.
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The Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail has been added to the national collection of landmarks that are the U.S. Civil Rights Trail.
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Today’s youth knew him as a radio personality, but older Americans knew him as The Black Eagle, a civil rights activist and pioneer.
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Supreme Court Justice Richard H. Poff was a man of his time. A segregationist, he fought for segregation in Congress and public schools.
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The U.S. Attorney’s office in Western Virginia has rolled out a new online portal to make it easier for local residents to report civil rights violations.
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The Trump-packed Supreme Court, in another 6-3 ruling, is relegating the LGBTQ+ community to second-class status.
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The Virginia Museum of History & Culture and The Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond have partnered to showcase a film series centered around civil rights, human rights and social justice in American history.
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MovementForward Inc, based in Atlanta, is a solution-focused civil rights organization founded in 2015 by a group of faith leaders.
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The Republican majority in the Virginia House of Delegates is following through on its promises to the base to roll back recent gains made in LGBTQ+ equality.
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The final press release from the Office of Gov. Ralph Northam touted a noble goal achieved by the Democrat in his four years in office: the restoration of civil rights to more than 126,000 individuals who completed their sentences and fully paid their debts to society.
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