The first Black child born in America, William Tucker, was probably born on this date in Jamestown, Va. However, some ...

While many consider the birth of the civil rights movement to be 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an ...

Hazel Dukes, the president of the New York State chapter of the NAACP and lifelong civil rights advocate, died Saturday at the age of 92. Dukes peacefully passed away in her New York City home ...

"While she may have passed on, hers is a legacy that will outlive us all," NAACP leaders said in a joint statement. Dukes, an Alabama native, migrated with her family to New York in the 1940s.

ST. LOUIS – The head of St. Louis’ NAACP is speaking out after a federal dismissal of complaints against St. Louis regional schools. “Basically saying they were dismissing our complaint in ...

Emotions ran high at the 56th NAACP Image Awards as Ebony Obsidian, best known for her role as Karen on “Tyler Perry’s Sistas,” took home not one, but two prestigious awards. The rising star ...

Gov. Hochul once dubbed Hazel Dukes, the venerable leader of New York State’s NAACP chapter, “my mom on Earth.” But Dukes and her board said Tuesday they are “profoundly disturbed” over ...

(people screaming) (barking) ♪ ♪ (people talking in background) (people exclaim) NARRATOR: One way and another, the NAACP was soon eclipsed by this vibrant new movement. Walter White in ...

MACK: Walter White makes the NAACP into a national player ... (people talking in background) NARRATOR: Something was wrong. 13-year-old Walter White could feel it as he rode through the city ...

Some of the NAACP leaders are familiar, including W.E.B. Du Bois and Thurgood Marshall, but Walter White, head of the NAACP from 1929 to 1955, has been all but forgotten. With his blond hair and ...

While some of its leaders are familiar, Walter White — NAACP head from 1929 to 1955 and one of America’s most influential Black men — has been all but forgotten. This film traces the ...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris received a hero’s welcome at the NAACP Image Awards over the weekend. And when given center stage, the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee issued warnings ...