Adolphus Hailstork's 2022 requiem cantata "A Knee on the Neck" pays tribute to George Floyd. NPR speaks with librettist Herbert Martin, who initiated the work, five years after police killed Floyd in ...

Approaching Malcolm X’s 100th birthday on May 19, 2025, is historically significant as many rediscover his legacy. Younger Black Americans learn about Malcolm X’s legacy through annual community-based ...

FULL THROTTLE: President Donald Trump’s retribution tour is expanding by the day, with an ever-lengthening list of targets ...

After the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, towns and cities nationwide commissioned artists to paint BLM street murals in solidarity. Many remain.

While much of the history of the civil rights struggle was written in Southern states, this chapter takes place 50 years ago ...