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NCCHR Announces Truth-Telling Fellowship Microgrant Winners

Atlanta, Georgia – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is proud to announce the recipients of the Truth-Telling Fellowship Microgrant, a program dedicated to truth-telling, memorialization, and community

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights Announces Partnership with Norfolk Southern

Media Contact:  Tenisha Griggs  Senior Director, Marketing  National Center for Civil and Human Rights  [email protected]     ATLANTA (March 14, 2025) – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights announced

NCCHR Names New Wing for Former Mayor Shirley Franklin

Contact: Tenisha Griggs  Senior Marketing Director  National Center for Civil and Human Rights  [email protected]     ATLANTA (February 27, 2025) – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCHR) will

NCCHR selected to join Bloomberg Philanthropies Digital Accelerator Program

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights will join a cohort of 200 nonprofit cultural organizations from across the U.S. and U.K. to improve essential digital infrastructure.   Today, the

NCCHR Begins Construction on 24,000-square-foot Expansion for Enhanced Visitor Experience and Programs

Museum to operate through 2024 and close for roughly seven months in 2025.  ATLANTA (March 11, 2024) – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCHR) has begun construction

Statement from President and CEO Jill Savitt on the passing of Dan Moore Sr.

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights mourns the loss of activist, author, and filmmaker Dan Moore Sr. He lastingly enriched Atlanta as the founder and executive director of

NCCHR Board of Directors Welcomes New Leaders

Four new members help advance NCCHR’s mission and expansion strategy. Egbert Perry, Chairman of Integral, succeeds Hon. Shirley Franklin as board Chair.   February 22, 2024 (ATLANTA) – The National Center

The Center in the News: Truth and Transformation Commemorates the 117th Anniversary of the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre 

Since 2021, The Center’s Truth and Transformation Initiative has commemorated the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre as a pillar of its mission to help communities confront painful history. This year, the

Southern Company Honors The National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Southern Company honored The National Center for Civil and Human Rights for its longstanding impact on Atlanta and the southeast during the 2023 Evening of Excellence on September 22. Our

NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS OBSERVES THE 117TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1906 ATLANTA RACE MASSACRE: A WEEK OF TRUTH, COMMEMORATION, AND TRANSFORMATION 

The Center’s Truth and Transformation Initiative empowers communities to confront hidden history, correct incomplete narratives, and build a more equitable future.   ATLANTA, Sept. 1, 2023 – The National Center for