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The legendary entertainer and civil rights activist’s son, David Belafonte, honored his late father in an emotional statement.

Harry Belafonte, the musician and actor who later became a noted civil rights activist, has died. He was 96.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has rolled back more than a decade of civil rights reforms, changing the process by which convicted felons can restore their right to vote without announcing the change or what the change is.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin changed the state’s process for restoring convicted felons’ rights to vote. News4’s Drew Wilder explains the changes.

Fredericksburg, Virginia’s history has long focused on George Washington’s boyhood home and the Civil War, but an effort to reveal a rich Civil Rights history has led to a newly dedicated trail. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

The important legacy of women such as Ida B. Wells and Sojourner Truth resonates more than 100 years since women gained the right to vote.

The new dorm building is named for two of the first Black students to attend the university. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports UMD is celebrating its diversity while acknowledging the long and hard path to get there.

Wednesday’s unexpected arrival of dozens of undocumented immigrants, sent to Martha’s Vineyard from Florida under the order of Gov. Ron DeSantis, brought back vivid memories of a similar situation that unfolded on Cape Cod more than 60 years ago. In June of 1962, white supremacists in the South arranged for hundreds of Black families from Arkansas to board one-way buses…

Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell, who won 11 championships in 13 seasons with the team, has died, his family announced Sunday. He was 88. Russell was also known as a pioneer in the fight for civil rights, marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and speaking out about his treatment as a Black player in a city — and country...

In addition to breaking the color barrier in baseball, Jackie Robinson went on to serve as an executive of a Fortune 500 company and a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. There is now a museum in Manhattan to honor his many contributions.

The Maryland Civil Rights Education Freedom Experience is retracing some of the most significant events in the civil rights movement, giving riders a chance to see and hear from the people who made it happen. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

A civil rights leader in Maryland who also served in the General Assembly for 20 years, has died at age 81

Leona Tate’s perception of race changed drastically in November 1960 — when she became one of the first Black children to desegregate New Orleans schools.

The mother of Trayvon Martin, who was unarmed and shot and killed in an altercation with an armed neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman, spoke out on the 10th anniversary of his death.

Former officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao were each charged with depriving Floyd of his civil rights while acting under government authority.

Three former Minneapolis police officers have been convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights

Jurors at the federal trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights went home Wednesday without reaching a verdict

A foundation named for U.S. Rep. John Lewis and his wife has been established to further the work of the late civil rights pioneer

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on a commemoration for a student march in Fredericksburg years before the Civil Rights movement.

A shuttered bowling alley at the center of a 1968 integration protest where state police killed three Black students is being remade into a civil rights center.