New York artist was acclaimed for the power of her paintings and quilts telling the civil rights story

In a time of increased lawsuits over diversity initiatives, a civil rights organisation aims to make the history and legacy of slavery in the US undeniable through art and first-person narratives

A champion of fellow Black and women artists, the New York-born painter and sculptor made a second reputation as writer and illustrator of admired children's stories

The new works replace those depicting Confederate generals that were removed in 2017

The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument will include sites in Mississippi and Illinois

Belafonte cited Pablo Picasso and his artist friend Charles White among the visual and performing artists whose support of social justice movements inspired his activism

Pieces in West Hollywood and London's Piccadilly are a reaction to the death of 22-year-old student Mahsa Amini, after being detained by authorities in the country

A series of installations and programmes draw on the Center for Brooklyn History's extensive archive

Places range from Alabama farms where civil rights marchers once camped to a Utah site where Chinese railroad labourers stayed

Former 1921 dime store, which peacefully desegregated its lunch counter in 1960, will house an Alamo museum

Conservation effort goes beyond architectural distinction to highlight sites where Black residents embraced their culture and advocated for advancement

The nation's largest LGBTQ civil rights organisation recently unveiled an incisive installation by Hank Willis Thomas on its Washington, DC headquarters

After asking that squad cars leave the grounds, he says police presence caused deep “hurt”

A host of the artist’s exhibitions and public projects open in various locations across the US open this year

World Monuments Fund joins partners in launching an oral history project

Isa Leshko’s images plead for the better treatment of animals

"Experiences like this are literally taking away from academic growth", says principal of students who filed a complaint during a class trip

Acclaimed for her paintings and quilts, which weave in stories of the Civil Rights movement from a black female perspective, Faith Ringgold is about to open a solo show at the Serpentine Gallery, London—her first in a European institution.

The museum will show the underrecognised African American artist's work alongside pieces by his contemporaries

The inaugural exhibition, commemorating the 14th Amendment, looks at Jim Crow America