The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been considered the world’s premier law enforcement agency for a century since its founding. It had grown into many different areas since its inception. The first director of the FBI was also its longest serving spanning almost five decades under eight presidents and he was instrumental in creating an effective all encompassing yet sometimes controversial organization.

Key nominations are drawing attention, with particular concern over Kash Patel's nomination to be director of the FBI.

President Biden pardons Marcus Garvey, a pioneering civil rights activist, correcting a historical wrong and uplifting his contributions to civil rights.

director of the FBI. “Patel’s relationship with Trump highlights his talent at endearing himself to the worst people. Patel’s time as a MAGA acolyte began when he was a congressional aide helping to hamper the Russia investigation during the early ...

After 102 years, Joe Biden pardoned Marcus Garvey for his unjust conviction in 1923. Supporters wonder what's next.

Rustin and Randolph worked again in 1948 on a successful campaign to end segregation in the U.S. military under President Harry Truman. A pacifist, Rustin protested World War II by resisting the draft and, as a result, was imprisoned in 1944 as a conscientious objector.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that declassifies the FBI files related to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination. The order also declassified the files on former President John F. Kennedy and former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.

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Garvey, one of the earliest internationally-known Black civil rights leaders, was convicted of mail fraud in 1923.

President-elect Donald J. Trump said he's going to authorize the release of the JFK, RFK and MLK assassination files when he takes office.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., born in Atlanta, Georgia, was a civil rights activist and pastor of Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church.