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Clayborn Temple played a significant role in the civil rights movement in Memphis and the United States.
A fire destroyed the historic civil rights temple in Memphis, a landmark of the 1968 Sanitation Workers’ Strike.
Tennessee AG Skrmetti announced a new Civil Rights Enforcement Division to handle discrimination complaints after dissolving the state's human rights commission.
Recently, on May 31, 2025, I attended a community celebration for the sculpture unveiling ceremony honoring Dr. Martin Luther ...
The Tennessee General Assembly in its last legislative session dissolved the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, with ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Historic Clayborn Temple in downtown Memphis, a landmark with ties to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights movement, caught fire early Monday morning. Officers ...
This year the National Civil Rights Museum will host its fourth annual Juneteenth Community Day. This day is for families and people of all ages to learn about and bring awareness to Juneteenth.
Change can start with "a neighbor that looks out for those next door," Rita Geier said while accepting an honorary University of Tennessee degree.
The Trump administration's DOJ said it would withdraw existing consent decrees and retract its findings of civil rights violations in Memphis.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Mid-South woman is on a mission to preserve her family’s history after learning it had been buried. She said the cemetery where her loved ones were buried has been ab… ...
Civic leaders celebrated the completion of roof and stained-glass restoration at the historic Clayborn Temple in Memphis.
Tennessee AG Skrmetti announced a new Civil Rights Enforcement Division to handle discrimination complaints after dissolving the state's human rights commission.