Author: tshepard

Dr. Denis Mukwege

In 2018, Dr. Mukwege won the Nobel Peace Prize with Nadia Murad for “their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict” His consistent

Freddy Mutanguha

Freddy Mutanguha is the executive director for the Ageis Trust, an organization whose mission is the prevention of genocide through education. In this capacity, he runs the Kiagali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda. Mutanguha survived the

Sit-In: Supplementary Materials

Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down | Supplementary Materials It was February 1, 1960. They didn’t need menus. Their order was simple. A doughnut and coffee with

Freedom Summer—Missing Workers

Frustrated by the continued intimidation and violence leveled against African Americans attempting to vote in Mississippi, and by the lack of federal intervention, civil rights organizers developed a new strategy

National Center for Civil and Human Rights’ IHTI & LGBTQI Partner with Emory University to Launch New Campaign To End Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Youth in Atlanta

Coalition receives $1 million NoVo Foundation grant to advance compreshensive solutions supporting marginalized communities in Fulton County Atlanta, GA (February 24, 2020) – The National Center for Civil and Human

Jimmie Lee Jackson: More Than A Protestor

Jimmie Lee Jackson, was a Vietnam veteran, Baptist deacon, activist and martyr of the Civil Rights Movement. Jackson, active in the fight for equal rights, had tried multiple times to

John Lewis: More Than A Congressman

John Lewis has served the public by defending civil and human rights for everyone, from his days as a student organizer with Student Nonviolence Coordinating Committee to the present as

Ruby Bridges: More Than A First Grader

November 14th will mark the 60th Anniversary of the  integration of William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans by six-year-old Ruby Bridges.  Norman Rockwell’s painting, “The Problem We All Live With,” published four years

National Center for Civil and Human Rights and Porsche Celebrate 71st Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with Free Admission to The Center

  Atlanta, Ga. (October 17, 2019) – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (The Center), with support from Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), will waive admission on Saturday, October

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights Announces 2019 Power to Inspire Honorees

Fifth annual event celebrates leaders’ significant contributions to advance justice and promote civil and human rights Atlanta, Ga. (April 30, 2019) – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights