Rhonda Sonnenberg

Then and now: Rosenwald schools highlight legacy of educational inequality

Indigenous people face voting obstacles from past and ongoing discrimination

Between 1957 and his assassination on April 4, 1968, at age 39, Martin Luther King Jr. gave 2,500 speeches, wrote sermons and homilies and published five books. Meanwhile, the number of books written about King surely number in the thousands. Ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is celebrated on Jan. 20, we are […]

Under a 2015 settlement in the lawsuit P.B. v. Brumley, independent monitors ensure ensure special education needs are sufficiently met.

On Dec. 1, 1955 — 70 years ago today — Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger. Parks’ arrest led to the 381-day Montgomery bus boycott, the first major event of the Civil Rights Movement. The boycott began on Dec. […]

E.J. was diagnosed with dyslexia while she was in the first grade. She repeated the academic year, but without ever receiving specific dyslexia reading help, the sixth grader now reads at a second-grade level. B.W., an 11th grader, was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the second grade. His marks began nosediving two years ago […]

Martin Luther King Jr.’s influence on the U.S. has barely waned since his assassination on April 4, 1968. A Baptist minister, philosopher, author and among the most compelling orators of the 20th century, King, perhaps more than any other leader, best expressed the hopes of the Civil Rights Movement. His profound vision crystallized the goals […]

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, this list spotlights books by women who have used literature to push back against injustice.

22 states have enacted stricter voter ID laws since the 2020 election, VoteRiders aims to assist 10 million potential voters by November.

The SPLC recommends the following books for an accurate understanding of the period extending before, during and after the Civil War.