Medgar Evers' death became a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement, sparking nationwide protests and pushing civil rights to the frontline of the world.

The story of Black History Month begins in 1915. At this time, scholar Carter G. Woodson founded what today is called the ...

The Rock Island County NAACP is sending love and sincere sympathy to the community and family of Jakarta Jackson. Jackson, 21, of East Moline, was fatally shot by Rock Island Police Officer Brett ...

Cvil rights groups are sounding the alarm about Patel's qualifications and warning of the FBI's pas illegal activities.

Jackson, MS () Mississippi has a long history of voter suppression. An 1890 rule that permanently strips people convicted of certain crimes of their right to ...

King’s killing capped off a decade of political and civil rights-related assassinations that saw both Kennedy brothers, as well as NAACP leader, Medgar Evers ... from the Oval Office as he ...

LIMA — The Lima NAACP is seeking sponsors for its student scholarship fund. The civil rights organization set a goal to raise $60,000 in contributions this year to provide scholarships to ...

According to information from Evers’ office, the proposal could save Wisconsin families as much as $460 a year. “Kids in class should be focused on learning, not wondering when or whether they ...

Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order on Jan. 14 establishing Wisconsin’s first statewide Office of Violence Prevention. This announcement was praised by most and erroneously criticized by others ...

Rev. Kenneth Dukes is the president of the Shelby County NAACP. Before the program started, he explained the decision to cancel the march. “I had to make a call, and I did it based off of the ...

The local chapter of the NAACP’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations began with a frigid memorial and ended with a warmly received sermon. Monday’s annual memorial service for civil rights ...