Overt racial discrimination has been outlawed, but the economic demands of the march — for jobs and a livable minimum wage — are unmet. 60 years after March on Washington, America needs honest ...

By the 1940s, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) had made serious progress in its effort to spread unions through the United States’ largely unorganized workforce. But a major ...

As the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington approaches, we asked Americans about their views on: King’s legacy; The country’s progress on racial equality; What needs to change in order to ...

This excerpt is adapted from "Teddy and Booker T: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality" by Brian Kilmeade with permission from Sentinel, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group ...

60 years after ‘Bloody Sunday,’ leaders say voting rights and racial equality have declined. Six decades later, Black leaders are grappling with progress being undone by a series of court ...

The 1963 March on Washington was pivotal for the civil rights movement. This week, a broader coalition of foot soldiers heads to D.C., to renew the fight for equality.

The Treasury Advisory Committee on Racial Equity will include 25 members from academia, business and racial advocacy groups and meet four times a year to evaluate the department’s efforts.