Nikki Giovanni died on Monday, Dec. 9, following her third cancer diagnosis, her friend, the author Renée Watson, told NPR in a statement.
James M. Lawson Jr., a Methodist minister who became the teacher of the civil rights movement, has died.
Constance Baker Motley will be honored with a USPS stamp as part of their Black Heritage series.
Jim Brown, the legendary NFL running back who retired at age 30 to focus on the civil rights movement and a career in Hollywood, has died.
Harry Belafonte, the singer, actor and civil rights activist who broke down racial barriers, has died. He was 96.
Randall Robinson, a social justice activist and lawyer known for his advocacy against South African apartheid and for Haitian democracy, has died. He was 81.
Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts, one of New York City's most prominent religious and civil rights leaders, has died.
Just recently Dr. Clarence Benjamin Jones, personal counsel, draft speech writer, and friend to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. took time out from his busy schedule...
The Ida B Wells doll shows the civil rights icon in the middle of a newsroom draped in a blue dress holding a Memphis Free Speech...
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric known for his civil and human rights work to end apartheid in his native South Africa, has...
