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Malcolm X’s daughter Ilyasah Shabazz is working on a television series about his coming of age journey.

With his latest single, "Industry Baby," the rapper launched a fundraiser for The Bail Project to raise money and awareness about a continuing injustice in the criminal legal system.

Attorney General Merrick Garland clarifies the U.S. approach to violent white nationalists and far-right extremists, promising to protect civil liberties and civil rights in the process.

Kristen Clarke became the first Black woman and first woman overall to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division with her Senate confirmation that followed a drawn-out process that stalled for months.

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Renowned playwright and activist Lorraine Hansberry’s former New York City residence has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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Fisk University has received a multimillion-dollar donation, marking the largest gift in the institution’s 155-year history.

Some Congressional Black Caucus members believe that voting rights should be prioritized alongside broader election reform legislation.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a controversial bill into law that could embolden violence against protesters and would criminalize the right to protest nonviolently in certain instances.

Smith and director Antoine Fuqua decided to pull their slave drama "Emancipation" out of Georgia in protest of new voting restrictions, but voting rights advocates have asked that high-profile celebrities stay and fight instead.

A bill before Congress would give full representation and enfranchisement to residents of Washington. D.C., where Black people make up a majority of the population.

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The home where civil rights pioneer Malcolm X spent his teenage years has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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Common is producing a biopic about civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer.