The Memphis NAACP and SCLC had a mix of hope and skepticism regarding President Trump's executive order to declassify records in major assassination cases.

three attorneys from the civil rights team have also been part of the case. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee, which practices in the federal courthouse in Memphis ...

At the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis one September day, tourists pause solemnly before a group of life-size statues, some crafted in Tennessee National Guard uniforms,

Memphis, Tennessee, Jan. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Civil Rights Museum is closely monitoring efforts to declassify national intelligence files related to the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President John F. Kennedy, and Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.

Guests are encouraged to visit the National Civil Rights Museum during MLK Day, with activities honoring Dr. King.

The U.S. Department of Justice is pausing all active litigation being done by its civil rights division. How could this freeze affect Memphis' cases?

Just as the Civil Rights Movement didn't die with him ... He has mentored Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson, the Memphis Democrat who made national news as one of the Tennessee Three when ...

Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association, Inc. (BFAA) is a non-profit organization established in 1997 by Thomas Burrell, a farmer from Tennessee.

Despite the cold weather Monday, January 20, many LaSalle residents braved the elements to participate in three Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in Jena.

In the last few years states have advanced a record number of bills that attack LGBTQ rights, especially transgender youth. The ACLU is tracking these attacks and working with our national network of affiliates to support LGBTQ people everywhere.

Activist Angela Davis was the guest speaker at an event hosted nationally by SURJ, Showing Up for Racial Justice, which is an organization mobilizing predominantly white people to be involved in dispelling racism. She spoke of the importance of the conversation in southern states.